The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Prime Minister to respect the ruling of the Supreme Court and abandon Brooke van Velden’s Employment Relations Bill. The Bill would enshrine in law the ability of employers like Uber to misclassify platform workers as contractors. “The Uber drivers winning in the Supreme Court is a tremendous victory for workers and the union movement – the Government needs to respect the ruling and uphold the rights of platform and gig economy workers,” said NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges. - Sponsor Promotion -“The Employment Relations Bill currently before parliament would create a system that incentivises companies to exploit the contractor loophole, eroding standard employment conditions across industries and the entire economy. “The Prime Minister needs to respect the Court’s ruling and immediately halt the passage of the Employment Relations Bill,” said Ansell-Bridges.