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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Sarah Butler

Uber drivers’ anger over compensation for missed holiday pay

Drivers who settled via their lawyers received many times more than those who used Uber’s online portal.
Drivers who settled via their lawyers received many times more than those who used Uber’s online portal. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

Uber drivers say they feel “misled” and “shafted” after it emerged that they have been paid up to 10 times less compensation for missed holiday pay than those who hired lawyers to take action against the company.

Drivers won payouts after the supreme court in February last year endorsed a landmark employment tribunal ruling that Uber drivers should be classed as workers with access to the minimum wage and paid holidays.

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