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Demand for Uber sees 20,000 new drivers sign up in the UK
One of the world’s biggest ride-sharing apps has seen an increase in demand for new drivers.
Its UK driver network has now increased to 90,000 as cities open up and people start moving again.
The ride-hailing app has seen a 50% increase in trips since lockdown rules changed on April 12.
Demand is expected to rise more over the summer as restrictions are eased further.
Uber drivers within Britain recently were made employees of the ride-share company, following the rideshare company losing a five-year legal battle to avoid doing just that.
In 2016 two British Uber drivers successfully argued before an employment tribunal that Uber was wrong to treat them as independent contractors.
The tribunal ruled they were “workers” under British employment law, with rights to entitlements including a minimum wage and holiday pay.
Then rideshare company now pays employees within the UK a wage of £8.72 an hour instead of a fee per ride, though only for the times’ drivers are transporting customers.