Lawyers acting for claimants say firm’s statement after last week’s supreme court ruling is misleading

Uber has been accused of trying to deter drivers from seeking compensation for missed holiday and minimum wage payments after a landmark court ruling.

The taxi-hailing app may have to pay out more than £100m to more than 10,000 drivers involved in cases linked to a the UK supreme court ruled on Friday that they must be classified as workers. Uber has previously argued that its 60,000 UK drivers are self-employed independent contractors with no right to holiday pay, a company pension or the national minimum wage.

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