Uksc 43 Drivers Status
Summary
The UK Supreme Court in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee [2023] UKSC 43 determined that drivers were workers based on the limited and controlled nature of their right to substitute. This indicated that drivers were not operating as independent businesses but rather in an employment relationship. The conditional substitution right further supported the classification of drivers as workers, affirming their worker status rather than self-employment.Full Conversation
what was the final courts reasoning, after the appeals
In the final decision of Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee [*] UKSC *, the Supreme Court concluded:
- The limited nature of the right to substitute supported the classification of drivers as workers.
- The conditions placed on substitution indicated an employment relationship, rather than self-employment, affirming worker status.
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