UBER APPEAL TO RESUME NOW 2:10 pm.

Uber can't classify itself as an "agent" in the UK because there is no document between Uber drivers and the taxi company to support this, a lawyer representing Uber drivers told an employment tribunal appeal on Thursday.

Uber is currently appealing a court ruling passed last October that found British Uber drivers are entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay.
The San Francisco company's key argument is that it acts as a driver's agent (like many traditional taxi companies) and not their employer.

But Jason Galbraith-Marten QC, a former labour and employment lawyer of the year winner, told Judge Eady QC in court on Thursday that "there is no document in which drivers appoint Uber as their agent," before going on to state a number of other reasons which illustrate Uber is not an agent.

In a bid to further dismiss Uber's claim that its drivers are not workers, Galbraith-Marten QC pointed to the fact that drivers can "breach" their contract with Uber by cancelling trips.

He continued to pick apart Uber's appeal point-by-point and was on his feet for around two and a half hours before the courtroom broke for lunch.

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