Uber will provide drivers with a minimum wage and paid leave

The Uber alternative taxi service will provide its drivers in the United Kingdom with a minimum wage, paid leave and contribute to their pensions. It will do so after a recent court decision that these workers should be classified as employees, including any related benefits. Uber said it was immediately expanding the benefits to its more than 70,000 drivers. After accepting the travel application, they will earn the minimum wage, which currently stands at 8.72 pounds (10.15 euros), and will still be able to receive more. Drivers will also be paid on vacation days, at around 12 percent of their two-week earnings. They will also get into a pension plan, in which their employer will also pay money. In February, the British Supreme Court ruled that Uber's drivers were in a position of "subordination and dependence" in relation to the company, and were therefore employees. They should therefore have the rights conferred on employees by labor law.