| Uber defends business model at UK tribunal on worker rights | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Uber went to a British employment appeal tribunal on Wednesday to argue its drivers are self-employed, not workers entitled to a range of extra benefits, less than a week after the firm was told it would lose its London license. |
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| Samsung scion Jay Y. Lee set to begin appeal | | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Thursday will begin an appeal of his five-year jail term for corruption, in a case highlighting South Korea's issues with the family-run conglomerates that dominate the economy. |
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| Uber seeks UK chairman as threats to its business mount | | | LONDON (Reuters) - Taxi hailing app Uber said on Wednesday it had hired a headhunter to fill a new position of UK chairman, as part of a process which began weeks before London's transport authority stripped it of its license. |
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