Uber reaches CHF35m settlement to resume operations in Geneva
Uber has fought a long legal battle in Geneva.
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Car hailing firm Uber will stump up CHF35 million ($37 million) in backdated social security and driver compensation payments to get back its license to operate in Geneva.
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The legal settlement follows a court decision earlier this year that the company must treat its drivers as employees rather than self-employed.
Most of the money will be used to pay more than CHF15 million in backdated social security payments for its drivers and CHF4.6 million to compensate drivers for kilometres they had logged between 2019 and 2022.
The company will also give drivers access to their personal information dating back to 2017.
Uber now has until the end of March next year to make the payments to lift a ban on it operating in Geneva.
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