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Do Uber drivers earn less than minimum wage?
9th June 2016
For a data driven business, Uber is notably reluctant to nail down hard figures for the percentage of their 30,000 drivers who are earning less than the statutory minimum wage or who have driven more than 60 hours a week. This interview between Evan Davis (BBC Newsnight) and Jo Bertram - the woman who runs Uber in the UK, Ireland and the Nordics. is a revealing exercise in dodging some difficult questions. How convincing do you find here answers?
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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