FILE PHOTO: The Logo of taxi company Uber is seen on the roof of a private hire taxi in Liverpool, Britain, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
(Reuters) – Drivers of ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc’s were independent contractors and not its employees, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said in a memo.
“Drivers’ virtually complete control of their cars, work schedules, and log-in locations, together with their freedom to work for competitors of Uber, provided them with significant entrepreneurial opportunity,” according to the memo dated April 16.
“Applying the common-law agency test, we conclude that UberX and UberBLACK drivers were independent contractors.”
Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli