In the 2020 decision of Lyft Canada Inc. v United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 1518, 2020 BCLRB 35 (“Lyft Canada Inc.”), the Labour Relations Board of British Columbia dismissed an application brought by a trade Union acting on behalf of certain Uber and Lyft drivers (the “Application”). The Union’s Application had twoContinue reading “Case Law in Review: BC Labour Board Allows Uber and Lyft to Label Drivers as Independent Contractors”
Precarious Work in the Modern Gig Economy: Charting a Path for Future Class-Action Litigation in Canada
Download as PDF On February 19, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously decided that Uber drivers are “workers” for the purpose of UK employment law. This follows a recent decision a little closer to home, in which the Supreme Court of Canada cleared the way for future class action law-suits against theContinue reading “Precarious Work in the Modern Gig Economy: Charting a Path for Future Class-Action Litigation in Canada”