The justices criticized the legal agreements that Uber requires drivers to sign before working that classifies them independent contractors. The court said Uber did not have the power to “determine […]
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Back to news home‘I Did Something Useful’: Unemployed Workers Take On the Virus in Temp Jobs
Those suggestions are now taped to the wall of his cubicle, where he works alongside fellow testers who used to work in many fields, including airline pilots and cabin crews.Before […]
The Power Balance Is Shifting in London’s Commercial Real Estate
LONDON — For years, landlords have had the upper hand in London’s real estate market, pushing up rents as businesses clamored for prime locations near offices, tourism hot spots and […]
British Auto Industry Risks Slow Decline After Brexit
“Therein lies a flashing yellow light,” Mr. Palmer said. “If they’re not tooling up the next-generation E.V. in Sunderland, and everything is going electric, that’s a concern.”Britain was once one […]
For Britain’s Chemical Industry, Brexit’s Red Tape Is Just Beginning
For nearly a century the firm of Teal & Mackrill in the port city of Hull in northeast England has made paints for special applications, like fishing trawlers and factory […]
It’s Mother vs. Son in Britain’s Priciest Divorce War
For the United Kingdom, the influx of Russian capital — and capital from the super rich in other parts of the world — had upsides. Real estate prices and tax […]
Pound Rises as Britain and E.U. Announce a Post-Brexit Trade Deal
But the relief of actually reaching a deal, and the potential for future cooperation, will reassure many.The head of Confederation of British Industry, which represents 190,000 businesses across the country, […]
Who Takes the Eurostar? Almost No One, as the Pandemic Fuels a Rail Crisis
PARIS — Earlier this month, David-Alexander Leduc rolled his suitcase down a nearly empty platform at the Gare du Nord train station and scanned his ticket at the turnstile to […]
For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
Nearly a year into a pandemic that has ravaged the global economy like no time since the Great Depression, the only clear pathway toward improved fortunes is containing the virus […]
Brexit Is Nipping at London’s Role as a Financial Powerhouse
LONDON — For Britain, its exit from the European Union is supposed to be the start of a new era as a “Global Britain,” an open, inviting and far-reaching country. […]