The ruling in Aslam and others v Uber BV and others 2202550/2015 is important as it will have an immediate impact on the thousands of other Uber drivers who have previously been regarded as self-employed.  

In reaching this conclusion the Employment Tribunal rejected the argument that Uber just enabled the individuals to work for themselves as taxi drivers through the technology it offered. The reality was that it was not a technology company it was a business supplying transportation services.

The Uber drivers rather than being in business in their own right had contributed towards the success of Uber as a transportation service business.