PARIS—Uber Technologies Inc. will pay for sick leave and some other health-related benefits for all of its regular drivers and couriers in Europe in a bid to ease tensions with workers who have sought better employment perks.
The ride-hailing firm said Wednesday that its new benefits—the first time it has fully covered the cost of some form of insurance for independent workers—will apply initially to roughly 150,000 independent Uber workers across the European Union beginning in June, provided they have worked minimum levels...