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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Simon Goodley

Rough ride: how Uber quietly took more of your fare with its algorithm change

He sits at the wheel of his car
Abdurzak Hadi said the old system was transparent. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

More than a decade after being one of 19 Uber drivers who took the company to court in 2015, Abdurzak Hadi continues to drive for – and fight with – the ride hailing app.

The group won their claim confirming their entitlement to the legal minimum wage – but the Silicon Valley company’s insistence that its drivers were self-employed contractors meant the case went all the way to the supreme court. In 2021, Hadi and friends won there too.

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