A driver’s place of work is wherever his vehicle is currently located, the Supreme Court tribunal was justified in finding that all time spent by a driver working under a worker’s contract with Uber including time spent “on duty” logged onto the Uber app, available to accept a trip request, is “WORKING TIME”

Concern) Many drivers are thinking that the outcome is not relevant to them and only applies to 25 drivers.

Explanation) Uber has thrown every resource and argument they have to alter the outcome in their favour over the last 6 years, so if it was only ever about a small number of drivers they would have settled out of court along time ago.

Furthermore at the time When Uber listed its shares in the United States in 2019, its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) included a section on risks to its business.

The company said in this section that if it had to classify drivers as “Workers” it would "incur significant additional expenses" in compensating the drivers for things such as the minimum wage and overtime.

Further, any such reclassification would require us to fundamentally change our business model, and consequently have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition," it added.

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Concern) Drivers feel that they will lose their flexibility to work within times that suit them.

Explanation) What is the difference between an Employee and a Worker?

Employee status:

An employee is someone who has entered into or works (or worked) under the terms of a contract of employment. The contract can be expressly agreed (in writing or orally) or implied by the nature of the relationship.

To have employee status:

• You must be obliged to do the work personally (rather than being able to send a substitute).
• The employer needs to be obliged to provide the work and the employee is obliged to accept the work.
• The employer needs to have some control over the way the employee carries out the work.

Worker status:

Worker status is sometimes seen as a “half-way house” between employee and self-employed status. Workers are entitled to fewer statutory rights than employees, but do have some key legal rights, including:

• Protection from discrimination.
• Protection against unlawful deduction from wages.
• Entitlement to the national minimum wage.
• Self-employed status

The self-employed enjoy no statutory employment rights, although they may be protected by discrimination law.

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Concern) Drivers fear that all trip requests will have to be taken and like an employee fulfil all presented tasks.

Explanation) This level of control by Uber could only be asserted if Drivers became employees, in that they would need to fully define your role of employment and key performance indicators for the role undertaken.

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Concern) Many drivers believe that they are not classed as employees.

Explanation) The following description explaining the difference between Employees and Workers fully defines drivers as self-empl;oyed!

An employer is responsible for deducting tax and national insurance at source (PAYE) from the salary paid to employees. Self-employed individuals are responsible for paying their own tax and national insurance under self-assessment.

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Concern) Drivers don’t want to claim because

• They fear Uber will de-activate their accounts
• They believe that should they claim then they will lose the right to be self-employed and now be Uber employees

Explanation) Such unjustified action by Uber would go against he very right awarded by The Supreme Court, that of protection against discrimination. Something that Uber can ill afford to do. Drivers will remain to be self-employed as outlined above as they remain responsible for their own tax affairs.

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Concern) How will changes made by Uber affect drivers

Explanation) Ultimately drivers should expect Uber to realign fares and rates of commission in order to meet the demands of these changes on their business. This is something that drivers have already experienced when Uber made changes to its fares and commission structure, whereby newer drivers pay 25% as opposed 20% for older drivers on their platform. Essentially Uber is able to vary such terms moving forward and therefore drivers wishing to remain on the platform will need to consider if these changes suit them and accept any new rates.

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Concern) Why isn’t their a contact number for drivers to call

Explanation) Given the nature of mass numbers of claims to ensure we weren’t swamped with calls, we have taken time to put in place technology that meets such demand. Therefore drivers can now communicate with us on our dedicated landline number 0207 183 2820 or via our mobile number 07418 310227 which can be used for both SMS and WhatsApp communications. Additionally drivers may email us at nowinnofee@zoibilderberg.com

As our claims team is prioritising its time to ensure successful registrations for drivers, we would ask all drivers to either leave us a voicemail or drop us a message via email, SMS or WhatsApp.

This way all drivers questions will be recorded against their individual contact profile in our system ensuring we respond to them with the information that addresses their concern rather than blanket messaging all drivers.

If the Supreme Court agrees with all the other Courts that you should be paid the National Minimum Wage and Holiday Pay, then you can continue to work for Uber and claim what your owed.

We understand, however we are simply making sure that you are paid what your worth and entitled to.

Uber can’t treat you differently to any other driver whether you decide to bring a claim or not.

Not at all, this claim simply ensures your are paid fairly for all hours worked so far and those hours you work for Uber in the future.

We offer our litigation services on a No Win, No Fee agreement.

If your claim for National Minimum Wage and Holiday Pay is successfully awarded, we will deduct 20% + VAT from your total awarded damages.

Zoi Bilderberg Law Practice is committed to drivers retaining the highest percentage of their pay award.

If you do not win your claim then you will not be liable to pay anything (except where you have told us something untrue or otherwise misled us about your claim).

Whilst there is no guarantee, based on previous support from the Courts, we remain positive for the right outcome from The Supreme Court.

We would not invite you to register your claim if we did not think that you have a valid case.

You will NOT have to pay us anything - unless you have told us something untrue or otherwise misled us about your claim.

Every drivers case will depend on criteria set by The Employment Tribunal Court.

It’s expected that your award will be based on:

• Length of time you worked for Uber
• The amount of hours you have driven for Uber
• Expenses you incurred whilst driving for Uber

Just go to https://steeringforjustice.com and complete all answers to start your claim.

Once you have registered, you will receive all necessary papers electronically which you can review and sign on your phone.

We will then progress your claim and request all necessary supporting evidence, which you can send us directly from your phone, making your claim very easy.

If you have driven for Uber (not UberEats) after 1st January 2015 you are eligible to register a claim with Zoi Bilderberg Law Practice

Complete your registration and our support team will work with you to progress your claim.

No we are only acting on behalf of drivers who work for Uber in England and Wales.

We are exploring options to support those drivers that have worked for Uber outside of England and Wales, so please register and we will be in touch.

If you have driven for Uber (not UberEats) after 1st January 2015, then simply go to https://steeringforjustice.com and complete all answers to register your claim.

If you have any gaps in driving for Uber for more than 3-months or have been deactivated from Uber for more than 3 months please provide full details during your registration.

These are considered separate to this claim for National Minimum Wage & Holiday Pay.

We will ask you to declare all earnings and monies paid to you from Uber in handling your claim.

Yes just go to https://steeringforjustice.com and complete all answers to start your claim.

No, however they will become aware once we file your claim on your behalf.

There is no definitive answer, however once your have registered using the following link https://steeringforjustice.com we will appoint one of our support team to keep you updated with all necessary developments.

Because the group of drivers claiming will be large, it is unlikely that each driver will be required to give evidence. A few of the group will likely be selected as “lead claimants”.

Should this be necessary we would talk to you first and explain what would be required.

Once you have completed your registration and the Employment Tribunal Court decides how much compensation drivers are entitled to. We will work with you to present all relevant evidence to support the losses you have suffered to ensure you receive the maximum pay award and retain the most of your pay awarded by the court.

This depends on a lot of factors including how long you have worked for Uber and how much you drive per week. To give you an idea take a look at our registration page https://steeringforjustice.com for details of a typical drivers likely award.

To determine if you were paid National Minimum Wage, the Court will deduct any work related expenses from the amount Uber pays you into your bank account.

Expenses will vary for every driver depending if they rent/track the vehicle or own their vehicle and whether it is financed in some way.

Typical expenses may include however are not limited to:

• Vehicle Hire/Finance
• PHV license / Insurance
• Cleaning / Fuel / Insurance
• Maintenance / Servicing and repairs, including tyre replacement.

To ensure we claim the maximum for you we will be asking you for evidence of your expenses which will prove to the Courts how much money you have missed out on.

Firstly we send you electronically your No Win No Fee agreement to review and sign on your phone.

Thereafter we send the necessary ID Checks document, once completed, we need to provide the following documents which require no action on your part:

• Client Care
• Anti Money Laundering
• Equal Opportunities

Each time we request something from you to support your claim, you will be able to send us the necessary document or image directly from your phone via SMS, Email, WhatsApp and FB Messenger.

Each time you sign anything we send you on your phone it will immediately update your claim on our secure systems.

These two documents provide Zoi Bilderberg Law Practice with your consent and permission to request your data from Uber so we may best prepare and manage your claim on your behalf.

We will only contact you when it is necessary or when we have an update for you.