Monday, May 23, 2022
  • Login
Upgrade
The Southern African Times
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Global
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Tech
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Culture
    • Food and Drink
    • Entertainment
  • SAT Jobs
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Global
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Tech
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Culture
    • Food and Drink
    • Entertainment
  • SAT Jobs
No Result
View All Result
The Southern African Times
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

Uber to face ‘class action’ lawsuit in South Africa

by SAT Reporter
February 25, 2021
in Business, in Southern Africa, Just In, South Africa
0
Uber to face ‘class action’ lawsuit in South Africa
0
VIEWS

LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – London based law firm Leigh Day and Johannesburg-based Mbuyisa Moleele Attorneys have announced plans to introduce a class action lawsuit against ride-sharing service Uber.

The firms said that the class action will be filed in the Johannesburg Labour Court against Uber BV and Uber SA on behalf of South African Uber drivers.

The claim is based on the drivers’ entitlement to rights as employees under South African legislation and will seek compensation for unpaid overtime and holiday pay.

This follows a decision by the UK Supreme Court on Friday (19 February) that Uber drivers should be legally classified as workers rather than independent contractors, and as such are entitled to similar benefits.

Leigh Day represented the UK Uber drivers in the case in which the lower courts, including the English Court of Appeal, also ruled in favour of the drivers, the firms said.

“South African legislation relating to employment status and rights – the Labour Relations Act  and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act – is very similar to UK employment law,” the firms said.

“Furthermore, Uber operates a similar system in South Africa, with drivers using an app, which the UK Supreme Court concluded resulted in drivers’ work being ‘tightly defined and controlled’ by Uber.”

In response to queries sent by SAT, an Uber spokesperson said that the vast majority of drivers who use the Uber app say they want to work independently.

The spokesperson continued, “we’ve already made significant changes to our app to ensure we support this, including through Partner Injury Protection, new safety features and access to quality and affordable private healthcare cover for drivers and their families, voluntarily.”

It added that the legal case assessed the Uber app as it was in 2016 and therefore does not take into account the substantial changes made to the business since then.

“Worker is a UK specific legal classification and a worker is not an employee. Employee status was not claimed in the litigation and so this ruling does not find the claimants to be employees,” the company said.

“Over the last few years we have made significant changes to our business and have been guided by drivers every step of the way. Many of the examples called out in the judgement are no longer relevant.

“For example, drivers now have full transparency over the price and destination of their trip, and since 2017 there has been no repercussion for rejecting multiple consecutive trips.”

Previous Post

New Zealand will stop processing immigration visas in South Africa next month

Next Post

Top bankers, CEOs on Molai’s $2-million Jua Fund judging panel

SAT Reporter

Related Posts

Meet Mukuru one of Africa’s fastest-growing Fintech firms in 2022
Finance

Meet Mukuru one of Africa’s fastest-growing Fintech firms in 2022

by SAT Reporter
May 23, 2022
West African Startup Autochek Acquires Morocco’s Online Car Market Kifal
African Start ups

West African Startup Autochek Acquires Morocco’s Online Car Market Kifal

by SAT Reporter
May 23, 2022
Biden launches economic framework aimed at countering China
Asia

Biden launches economic framework aimed at countering China

by SAT Reporter
May 23, 2022
African leaders to attend 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos
Business

African leaders to attend 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos

by SAT Reporter
May 23, 2022
Senegal president to visit Moscow, Kyiv for the African Union
International news

Senegal president to visit Moscow, Kyiv for the African Union

by SAT Reporter
May 23, 2022
Next Post
Top bankers, CEOs on Molai’s $2-million Jua Fund judging panel

Top bankers, CEOs on Molai’s $2-million Jua Fund judging panel

Premium Content

South Africa to get $8.5 bln from U.S., EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

South Africa to get $8.5 bln from U.S., EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

November 2, 2021
MTN Group Repatriates $280m Dividend from Nigeria

MTN Group Repatriates $280m Dividend from Nigeria

August 8, 2021
Ethiopia launches tender process to sell 40% stake in Ethio Telecom

Ethiopia launches tender process to sell 40% stake in Ethio Telecom

June 16, 2021

Browse by Category

  • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • African Start ups
  • Algeria
  • Analysis
  • Angola
  • Asia
  • BOTSWANA
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Business
  • Business
  • Cameroon
  • Central Africa
  • China
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Changev
  • Congo Republic
  • COVID 19
  • Culture
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Eastern Africa
  • Egypt
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Ethiopia
  • Europe
  • Fashion
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Food and Drink
  • Foods
  • Ghana
  • Global
  • Guinea
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • in Southern Africa
  • International news
  • Just In
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Life Style
  • Lifestyle
  • Malawi
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Markets
  • Middle East
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • North Africa
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sports
  • Startup Africa
  • STOCK EXCHANGE
  • Tanzania
  • Tech
  • Togo
  • Travel
  • Travel
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Uncategorized
  • West Africa
  • World
  • World
  • ZAMBIA
  • Zambia
  • ZIMBABWE
  • Zimbabwe

Browse by Tags

African business news Africa New Africa News african footballer African investments African manufacturing industry African news African start-up Business Classic Content coronavirus Cyclone Idai Egypt Explore Bali Finance Foods football Health Hopewell Mauwa kwacha Life Style mali news Market Stories MthuliNcube news Odion Ighalo Oilandgas Pandemic Premium reserve bank of Zambia Russia soccer South Africa Southern African News sports Stay Home United Stated Vaccine Work From Home Wuhan Zambia Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare Manufacturing Africa Employment creationn Zimbabwe job creation

WHO WE ARE

The Southern African Times is a regional bloc digital newspaper that covers Southern African and the world news. The paper also gives a nuanced analysis on news and covers a wide range of reporting which include sports, entertainment, foreign affairs, arts and culture.

Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Rss

Copyright © 2022 The Southern African Times | Powered by The Southern African Times

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Global
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Tech
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Culture
    • Food and Drink
    • Entertainment
  • SAT Jobs

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?