UK Supreme Court judgment in Uber BV v. Aslam and others case

Article is a detailed study on the UK Supreme Court judgment in the most debated platform economy misclassification case in recent years. The elaboration on the judgment seemed necessary for two main reasons. Firstly, it is a kind of culmination of a certain platform saga. Secondly, the judgment provides valuable technical guidance for any labour court (regardless of jurisdiction) faced with the task of determining the existence of an employment relationship between a platform and a user who provides the work (service) within platform.

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