Pay Dispute | 40,000 Uber drivers 'nearly £20k out of pocket'

Uber have come under fire after reports emerged revealing that their drivers are owed an estimated £20,000 each – The Guardian reports.

This hefty pay variance is said to be down to Uber refusing to recognise a two-year-old ruling which entitles employees to holiday pay, minimum wage and regular rest breaks.

Challenging the accusations of unfair pay, a spokeswoman for Uber said that that “almost all” private hire and taxi drivers had been “self-employed for decades” prior to the launch of Uber.

Quoting an Oxford University study based on a poll commissioned by Uber – which revealed that its drivers are paid over the London Living Wage - she explained: