Gig economy | Taxi app latest gig platform to face legal action over worker rights

A leading taxi app with over 12,500 drivers on its books is facing legal action, with many of its self-employed drivers set to challenge their employment status in a bid to be awarded employment rights.

Veezu says it is the UK’s fastest-growing taxi and private hire technology platform which, in 2022, helped passengers complete an average of one ride every two seconds.

It currently classes its 12,500 drivers as ‘self-employed’, but law firm, Leigh Day, is of the view they should be classed as ‘workers’ and, in turn, receive basic employment rights, such as holiday pay, minimum wage and pension contributions. This will be contested at an employment tribunal.

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