Canada’s highest court will issue a ruling this morning in a case involving the ride-sharing service Uber that could have broad implications for the gig economy and labour rights in Canada.
Canada’s highest court will issue a ruling this morning in a case involving the ride-sharing service Uber that could have broad implications for the gig economy and labour rights in Canada.
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision will determine whether a proposed $400 million class-action lawsuit launched by Ontario Uber drivers can move ahead.
Uber is challenging an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that found the company’s contract clause, which relies on a costly arbitration process in the Netherlands to settle disputes, was “unconscionable” and “unenforceable.”
The lower court ruling came after David Heller, a driver for UberEATS, attempted to launch a class-action lawsuit in 2017 to force the company to recognize its drivers as employees rather than independent contractors.
