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Uber loses New Zealand appeal, court rules drivers are employees not contractors

Government reviews law defining 'employees' and 'contractors'.

Employees are afforded benefits that contractors aren’t – leave entitlements, the minimum wage, holiday pay, and recourse for unjustified dismissal, for example. “We believe such arrangements, where people have genuine flexibility and are also free to work for other companies, including competitors – are an important feature for all industries across New Zealand in the 21st century,” she said. The Labour Party, First Union, and E tū urged the Government to stop the review, which they believed was aimed at watering down workers’ rights.

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