Uber's Zero Hour Contract: An Analysis of Legal and Economic Policies

This report provides an analysis of Uber's zero-hour contract, focusing on its legal and economic implications. It examines the contract's structure, where workers have no minimum working hours, and explores the legal policies governing it, including compliance with the National Minimum Wage and provisions for sick and holiday pay. The report highlights the tax implications of such contracts, noting how they can affect government revenue. Furthermore, it discusses the benefits that Uber offers to its drivers, such as monetary and non-monetary incentives, and how these contribute to the company's profitability. The report references the benefits for the workers and the company, and the revenue which it generates. The report also touches on the Employment Rights Act.

Uber's Zero Hour Contract
and Legal Policy

Uber's Zero hour contract and its legal policy
In the Zero hour contract both worker and employer agree that there will be no minimum
working hours that are provided by the employers to workers. Both of them agree on the same
contract. Uber which is a cab service provider company has adopted Zero hour contract policy.
There are no fixed hours for working and is up to the wish of employees'.
The Employment Rights Act governs Zero hour contract. The legal policy of Uber is as
follows:
1. Uber drivers are provided with minimum wages by complying with National Minimum Wage
and they are required to work with reference to more hours they had worked.
2. Moreover, Uber drivers are also provided with sick and holiday pay in either of the incident
happens.
3. The tax is less paid by the company as usually zero hour workers are less paid and this helps
company to save taxes and in turn government is affected as less taxes are paid with reference to
zero hour contracts (Ahmed).
4. Even the pay scale is low, Uber provides more work benefits to employees' who works on this
basis.
Uber is producing more profits as drivers are attracted by these benefits in terms of
monetary and non-monetary as well. The workers are producing more income and according to
the reports, Uber is earning more of the revenue from the Zero hour contracts. These benefits are
useful to workers and company as well.
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REFERENCES
Ahmed, 2017 Zero hours contracts reach record levels [Online] Available Through:
<http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39147135>
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