Uber granted right to appeal against ruling on UK drivers' rights

Tribunal ruled last year that Uber drivers should be treated as employed workers with rights to minimum wage and sick pay

Uber has been granted the right to appeal against last year's landmark ruling that its UK minicab drivers should be treated as employed workers with rights to the minimum wage and sick pay.

The employment appeals tribunal in London has set a date for a two-day hearing starting on 27 September. The San Francisco-based company will argue its 40,000 currently self-employed drivers in Britain are free to work when and where they want and enjoy more flexibility than traditional private-hire drivers who are self-employed.