{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/uber-pays-pensions/","result":{"data":{"ghostPost":{"id":"Ghost__Post__614d88918e1ebf0048789dba","title":"Uber pays pensions","slug":"uber-pays-pensions","featured":false,"feature_image":"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/09/Header-image---current-6.png","excerpt":"Plus: Tips must go to staff, and engineers want to recycle buildings","custom_excerpt":"Plus: Tips must go to staff, and engineers want to recycle buildings","created_at_pretty":"24 September, 2021","published_at_pretty":"24 September, 2021","updated_at_pretty":"24 September, 2021","created_at":"2021-09-24T08:13:05.000+00:00","published_at":"2021-09-24T08:21:55.000+00:00","updated_at":"2021-09-24T08:21:55.000+00:00","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"og_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"twitter_image":null,"twitter_title":null,"authors":[{"name":"Tim Elder","slug":"tim","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null}],"primary_author":{"name":"Tim Elder","slug":"tim","bio":null,"profile_image":null,"twitter":null,"facebook":null,"website":null},"primary_tag":null,"tags":[{"name":"#blog","slug":"hash-blog","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"#feed","slug":"hash-feed","description":null,"feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"internal"},{"name":"multiply-minute","slug":"multiply-minute","description":"The 1-minute read to get the money news you need with expert adviser commentary","feature_image":null,"meta_description":null,"meta_title":null,"visibility":"public"}],"plaintext":"Uber drivers auto-enrolled\nA landmark supreme court ruling forced the company to guarantee its 70,000 UK\ndrivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay, and pensions. Today, Uber announced\nits drivers will now be auto-enrolled\n[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/24/uber-to-pay-pensions-to-all-its-uk-drivers-backdated-to-2017] \nto a pension scheme, and receive back payments. Drivers can choose to contribute\nup to 5% of qualifying earnings but will be able to opt out.\n\n\n\n\nTips must go to staff\nGovernment plans will make it illegal for hospitality firms to withhold tips\n[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58669632] from workers. If an employer\nbreaks the new rules they could be forced to pay compensation or face fines.\nHighstreet chains including Pizza Express, Cote Brasserie and Bill's, have been\naccused of keeping tips.\n\n\nCalls to recycle buildings\nBritain’s top engineers are urging the government to reuse buildings where\npossible [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58667328], and to build\nusing recycled material and clean fuels. They are concerned about \"embodied\nemissions\", which is the CO2 emitted when buildings and materials are made.\nMaking cement alone causes 8% of global emissions.","html":"<h3 id=\"uber-drivers-auto-enrolled\">Uber drivers auto-enrolled</h3><p>A landmark supreme court ruling forced the company to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay, and pensions. Today, Uber announced its <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/24/uber-to-pay-pensions-to-all-its-uk-drivers-backdated-to-2017\">drivers will now be auto-enrolled</a> to a pension scheme, and receive back payments. Drivers can choose to contribute up to 5% of qualifying earnings but will be able to opt out.<br></p><figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img src=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/09/Adviser-view---current-1-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1185\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w600/2021/09/Adviser-view---current-1-1.png 600w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1000/2021/09/Adviser-view---current-1-1.png 1000w, https://multiply.ghost.io/content/images/2021/09/Adviser-view---current-1-1.png 1185w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"></figure><p></p><h3 id=\"tips-must-go-to-staff\">Tips must go to staff</h3><p>Government plans will make it <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58669632\">illegal for hospitality firms to withhold tips</a> from workers. If an employer breaks the new rules they could be forced to pay compensation or face fines. Highstreet chains including Pizza Express, Cote Brasserie and Bill's, have been accused of keeping tips.<br></p><h3 id=\"calls-to-recycle-buildings\">Calls to recycle buildings</h3><p>Britain’s top engineers are urging the government to <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58667328\">reuse buildings where possible</a>, and to build using recycled material and clean fuels. They are concerned about \"embodied emissions\", which is the CO2 emitted when buildings and materials are made. Making cement alone causes 8% of global emissions. <br><br><br></p>","url":"https://multiply.ghost.io/uber-pays-pensions/","uuid":"44ac1d3a-7b29-4bbd-8007-7c6c4b746342","page":null,"codeinjection_foot":null,"codeinjection_head":null,"codeinjection_styles":null,"comment_id":"614d88918e1ebf0048789dba"}},"pageContext":{"slug":"uber-pays-pensions"}},"staticQueryHashes":["176528973","2358152166","2561578252","2731221146","4145280475"]}