October 2021

Uber to Begin Rolling Out Pensions to 70,000 UK Drivers

More than seven months after the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers are not self-employed and thus are entitled to a retirement savings plan, the ride-sharing firm said it will begin offering pensions to its 70,000 drivers working in the country. The move will cost the ride-sharing firm millions of pounds in missed pension payments that stretch back as far as 2107. The company had previously deemed its drivers independent self-employed contractors, part of an ongoing struggle in...