Uber says its business is similar to a minicab firm

Lawyers for US firm - which was stripped of its London licence last week - say it has not introduced new employment practices

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The ride-hailing company Uber operates an agency business similar to systems used by traditional minicab firms, a London employment appeals tribunal has been told.

Opening the company's appeal against a ruling that its drivers should be treated as workers, lawyers for Uber argued that the US-owned firm was not introducing new employment practices.