The company has requested permission to appeal directly to the Supreme Court. Uber wants to appeal a court ruling that would force it to class its drivers as workers and give them more rights in the Supreme Court — the highest court in the UK.
The legal case against Uber was brought last October by ex-Uber drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam. They claimed Uber was acting illegally by not giving drivers basic worker rights (such as holiday pay and the minimum wage) and won.
Uber appealed the decision at a two-day employment tribunal in September, saying that Uber acted just like traditional minicab firms. The company has always maintained that drivers who use its platform are independent contractors. It frames itself as a technology platform, connecting riders and drivers and taking a fee in the process.
It was thought that Uber would initially appeal through the Court of Appeal before escalating the matter to the Supreme Court.
Tech: Uber wants to appeal a ruling that its drivers are workers in the UK’s highest court
