Can someone explain just why some Uber drivers want to be effectively employees? With sick and holiday pay?
When I was made redundant and went freelance, the holy grail was to get self employed status from the ILR, for tax reasons. Being able to claim allowances in connection with working. Much much more difficult if you are on PAYE.
So given they provide the car and pay the running costs themelves, how does this work? Is there now some form of status which is neither PAYE or self employed? And how does NI work for them?
At one time the ILR wanted as many as possible on PAYE. Much easier to check a firm's books than each individual.