Uber drivers 'are not employees' in Aust

The Fair Work Ombudsman has ruled that ride-sharing company Uber does not have a traditional employment relationship with its drivers.

The Fair Work Ombudsman says Uber does not have a traditional employment relationship with drivers.

คณะกรรมาธิการแฟร์เวิร์ก ระบุว่า อูเบอร์ไม่มีความสัมพันธ์กับผู้ขับขี่เพื่อให้บริการแบบลูกจ้าง Source: AAP

Australian unions have slammed a ruling by the Fair Work Ombudsman after she found Uber didn't have a traditional employment relationship with its drivers.

The decision, handed down on Friday, follows an investigation into how the two parties interact on a workplace basis.

"The weight of evidence from our investigation establishes that the relationship between Uber Australia and the drivers is not an employment relationship," Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said in a statement on Friday.

You can read the full article in English here.


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