Uber is treating its drivers as sweated labour, says report

Earnings are often less than minimum wage and 'barely sufficient to sustain existence', according to MP Frank Field

Uber treats its drivers as Victorian-style "sweated labour", with some taking home less than the minimum wage, according to a report into its working conditions based on the testimony of dozens of drivers.

Drivers at the taxi-hailing app company reported feeling forced to work extremely long hours, sometimes more than 70 a week, just to make a basic living, said Frank Field, the Labour MP and chair of the work and pensions committee.