Uber has agreed to grant its drivers sick pay and injury cover as it faces intense scrutiny over employment rights under the gig economy...In exchange for £2 a week, drivers who join the scheme will be covered if they are unable to work because of unforeseen circumstances such as illness, injury or jury duty. It comes as Uber is appealing an employment tribunal's decision that its drivers are workers, rather than self-employed, and therefore entitled to rights such as sick pay. It is one of the first companies that operates under the gig economy to offer such assurances...Uber has partnered with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed to offer the benefits to drivers. As well as sickness and injury cover of up to £2,000 it will also offer jury service cover of the same amount and occupational accident cover of £300 per week for up to a year. Uber said it is subsidising the cost of joining the Association and accessing the insurances so that drivers pay £2 pay a week for benefits worth £8...