The shift towards an era of ‘Digital Economy’ predisposes the emergence of new work arrangements hinged upon digital platforms procuring services from so-called ‘Platform Worker’ whose protection under the employment law is elusive. In Uber BV v Aslam, the UK Supreme Court, applying the legal principles of contract, agency, and labour protection, held in a landmark ruling that Uber drivers are ‘workers’ entitled to national minimum wage, paid annual leave and other workers’ rights. As a two-part article, this Part I summarises the contents and the ratio of the judgement to lay the groundwork for analysis in Part II.