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No. 006/Wage suppression

Uber

Codename · Algorithmic wage discrimination

Legal scholarship argues Uber uses each driver's data to make individualised pay offers, so the same work can be offered to different drivers at different rates. Uber's drivers have challenged their pay and status in courts in several countries; in 2021 the UK Supreme Court ruled they are workers entitled to the minimum wage.

Active litigationEvidence
Status of record

Multi-jurisdictional litigation; UK Supreme Court ruled against Uber (2021)

The alleged harm

On the record

2 sources of public record behind this case.

SourceReferenceDate
Uber BV v. Aslam (UK Supreme Court)[2021] UKSC 519 Feb 2021
Veena Dubal, "On Algorithmic Wage Discrimination"Columbia Law Review2023

Cite this page

Spyrou, Sotiris. "Uber: Algorithmic wage discrimination." Grift, Inc. case files. https://griftinc.com/cases/uber-wage-suppression

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