Bolt has confirmed that drivers who work through its Standard service in the UK are moving to worker status. Worker status sits between employed and self-employed. It brings legal rights such as the National Minimum Wage and paid holiday, while drivers keep more flexibility than an employee would have. Bolt already paid some top-ups under its Bolt Boost terms: an extra payment when earnings fall below a level based on the National Living Wage, and a holiday pay supplement of 12.07% of relevant fees. The difference now is that the legal relationship itself is changing, not just the payments. The move follows a November 2024 Employment Tribunal ruling that the drivers who brought claims were workers while logged in to the app within their licensed area. Bolt is still challenging parts of that ruling, and law firm Leigh Day, which represents the drivers, says a hearing on compensation is due in November 2026. Bolt Flex, where drivers choose the price they accept, is a separate option, and Bolt has not said that it is changing. Uber has treated its UK drivers as workers since 2021.