ADCU has received a response from the Secretary of State acknowledging that bogus self-employment is unacceptable and committing to consultation on employment status. The government also confirms that worker rights are enforceable regardless of the business model, and that HMRC and the Fair Work Agency will take action where breaches of employment law are found.
ADCU is urging the Secretary of State to fast-track this consultation and announce a date imminently: every day of delay is another day drivers are denied the rights and protections they are entitled to in law.
Uber remains in breach of the Supreme Court judgment through its bogus self-employment model and its failure to pay minimum wage or provide in-work benefits.
ADCU looks forward to a robust enforcement response from HMRC and the Fair Work Agency on these well-documented breaches, and will be pressing the government relentlessly until drivers get justice.