Grandparents killed in wrong-way crash on Hwy. 401 identified
A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 earlier this week have been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
A court in Amsterdam ruled Monday that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers' collective labour agreement -- meaning they are entitled to the same employment benefits as taxi drivers. Uber said it would appeal the ruling.
The Amsterdam civil court said in a statement that three judges ruled that the legal relationship between Uber and its drivers "conforms to all the characteristics of an employment contract."
The Dutch workers' organization that brought the case called the decision a major victory for Uber drivers.
"This verdict shows what we have been saying for years: Uber is an employer and the drivers are employees, so Uber has to abide by the taxi traffic collective labour agreement," Zakaria Boufangacha, vice-chair of the Federation of Dutch Unions, said in a statement.
Uber, which has 4,000 drivers in Amsterdam, decried the ruling as a blow to the gig economy model.
"We are disappointed with this decision because we know that the overwhelming majority of drivers wish to remain independent," said Maurits Schonfeld, Uber's General Manager Northern Europe.
He added that drivers "don't want to give up their freedom to choose if, when and where to work. In the interest of drivers, we will therefore appeal the court's decision, whilst also continuing to improve platform work in the Netherlands."
An Uber spokesman said that nothing would change for drivers using the app as the company appeals the ruling.
The court ordered Uber to pay the FNV 50,000 euros (US$59,000) in damages for not adhering to the collective labour agreement.
FNV said the ruling means Uber drivers are entitled to more pay and have more rights if they are ill or have their employment terminated.
The Dutch court decision follows a similar ruling by Britain's High Court in February that said Uber drivers are "workers" and not self-employed.
A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 401 earlier this week have been identified by the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
Three people have been arrested and charged in the killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar – as authorities continue investigating potential connections to the Indian government.
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