Abstract
This article analyses the impact of the proposed labour codes and the UK Supreme Court judgement in Uber BV vs Aslam to assess the legal status of Uber drivers under Indian labour laws. Uber is one of the biggest cab aggregators in India, both in terms of revenue and the number of drivers associated with it. However, the labour rights of such drivers still fall in the shadows. This has led to several instances of dispute between the drivers, governments and the company. While the law concerning the legal status of drivers with respect to Uber is increasingly being settled in favour of drivers in different parts of the world, it remains to be seen how India addresses this issue. The question becomes even more significant in the context of the labour codes that aim to provide legal recognition to the concepts of gig and platform workers. This article analyses the legal framework under existing Indian laws as well as under the yet-to-be-implemented labour codes that govern the relationship between drivers and cab aggregators like Uber. It further reviews the relevant, but contradictory, previous judgements by Indian courts, and compares them to judgements from other common law jurisdictions.
Recommended Citation
Choubey, Shantanu Braj
(2024)
"The Uber Conundrum: Analysing the Worker Rights of Uber Drivers in India,"
National Law School Journal: Vol. 17:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.55496/HVRG7750
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/nlsj/vol17/iss1/5
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.55496/HVRG7750