Uber Defends Business Model at UK Tribunal

Uber Defends Business Model at UK Tribunal
A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain on Sept. 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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LONDON—Uber told a British employment appeal tribunal on Wednesday its drivers were self-employed, not workers entitled to a range of benefits, less than a week after it heard it would lose its London license.

The U.S. ride-hailing service has faced regulatory and legal setbacks around the world amid opposition from traditional taxi services and concern among some regulators. It has been forced to quit several countries, such as Denmark and Hungary.