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Uber settles out of court with driver who alleged unfair dismissal for late delivery
Uber has reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with a food delivery driver, after Federal Court judges questioned the company’s argument that drivers are not employees.
Key points:
- An Adelaide Uber Eats driver took the company to court, alleging unfair dismissal
- Judges questioned arguments by the company’s legal team that drivers are not employees
- The parties reached a confidential settlement before a judgement could be handed down
Adelaide-based former Uber Eats driver Amita Gupta and her husband Santosh completed more than 2,000 deliveries between September 2017 and January 2019.
Ms Gupta alleged she was then unfairly dismissed for being late with a delivery.
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