Uber pays its drivers ‘wages’ and is liable for $81m payroll tax bill, Australia’s high court rules

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Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW lawThe rideshare behemoth Uber has suffered a bruising loss in Australia’s high court that will cost it more than $80m in unpaid.
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- —Uber pays its drivers ‘wages’ and is liable for $81m payroll tax bill, Australia’s high court rules
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