The death of contract in employment status

In: Bogg , A L & Ford , M D 2021 , ' The death of contract in employment status ' , Law Quarterly Review , vol. 137 , pp. 392-399 .

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Abstract

Comments on Uber BV v Aslam (SC) on whether drivers operating through a ride-sharing platform were "workers" for the purpose of employment protection legislation. Highlights the court's approach to the relevance of the parties' written documentation and considers issues including whether the case's purposive approach applied to employees, its effect on the conceptual autonomy of the worker category and the relevance of substitution clauses.