uber – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Uber drivers entitled to same employment benefits as taxi drivers: Dutch court https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/uber-drivers-entitled-to-same-employment-benefits-as-taxi-drivers-dutch-court/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:05:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107576 A court in Amsterdam ruled Sept. 13 that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers’ collective labour agreement — meaning they’re entitled to the same employment benefits as taxi drivers. Uber said it would appeal the ruling. The Amsterdam civil court said in a statement that three judges ruled the legal relationship between Uber and its drivers “conforms to all […]

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]]> Ontario court certifying Uber class action over employee classification https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/ontario-court-certifying-uber-class-action-over-employee-classification/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105700 Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform’s Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as employees. The class action was certified by Judge Justin Paul Perell in a decision released late Thursday afternoon and stems from a court filing made […]

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]]> Uber to give U.K. drivers minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/uber-to-give-u-k-drivers-minimum-wage-pensions-and-holiday-pay/ Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=96617 Uber is giving its U.K. drivers the minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits. The ride hailing giant’s announcement March 16 comes after it lost an appeal last month at the U.K. Supreme Court following a yearslong court […]

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]]> Uber Canada’s push for gig workers to get benefits facing critiques https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/ubers-push-for-gig-workers-to-get-benefits-facing-critiques-from-labour-groups-lawyers/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=96281 Uber Canada’s new proposal for provinces to force the tech giant and other mobile application-based companies to offer gig workers some benefits is facing pushback from advocacy groups and employment lawyers, with some saying the plan will still leave gig workers paid less than minimum wage and without job security. The company unveiled its pitch, […]

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]]> Uber Canada seeking labour model allowing it to provide benefits https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/uber-canada-seeking-labour-model-allowing-it-to-provide-benefits/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=96057 Uber Technologies Inc. is asking provincial governments across Canada for regulatory changes that would force the tech giant and other app-based companies to offer gig workers benefits and safety protections. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday it wants the provinces to require app-based gig employers to accrue benefits funds for workers and provide safety tools […]

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]]> Uber drivers classified as workers, given benefits in landmark U.K. ruling https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/uber-drivers-in-the-u-k-classified-as-workers-given-benefits-in-landmark-ruling/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=94736 Uber drivers in Britain should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled Feb. 19, in a decision that threatens the company’s business model and holds broader implications for the so-called gig economy. The ruling paves the way for Uber drivers to get benefits such as paid holidays and the minimum wage, handing defeat […]

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]]> The WeWork Saga: What can institutional investors learn? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/emerson-savage/the-wework-saga-what-can-institutional-investors-learn/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 03:42:33 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-wework-saga-what-can-institutional-investors-learn/ The WeWork saga has been ever-present in financial headlines in recent months. The brief version of the story can be summarized in a few steps: WeWork, a company involved in subleasing buildings had been raising venture money in the private markets with valuations as high as $47 billion. One of its main investors was the […]

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]]> The New Industrial Revolution https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-new-industrial-revolution/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:56:07 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-new-industrial-revolution/ How aggregation theory is changing the world

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