Uber faces UK legal action from GMB union over driver employee rights July 29, 2015 The GMB union has launched legal action against Uber over the way it treats drivers. The union claims drivers should be considered employees and has a legal duty to provide them with working rights on pay, holiday, health and safety, and grievances. Uber considers drivers as self-employed "partners". Now GMB has instructed law firm Leigh [...]
The London commuter is a man in his forties working in finance or insurance July 28, 2015 Who is the average London commuter? He’s a man, probably working in finance or insurance, and likely to be in his thirties or forties. Thanks to new data broken out from the 2011 Census, we know a little more about who’s making those daily round trips – and how far they’re travelling. If you work [...]
Citymapper is showing Londoners how much time commuters will save with Crossrail, by suggesting journeys that don’t exist yet July 28, 2015 Citymapper is planning well ahead, offering commuters Crossrail journeys that won’t be available for another 41 months or so. If you’ve planned a journey across London lately and you own a smartphone, chances are you’ve used Citymapper, the cult transport app that’s won commuters over in 27 different cities since launching in London in 2012. [...]
One gif showing how the time you spend commuting will fall by 2031, thanks to this TfL WebCAT map tool July 28, 2015 Good news for any Londoner living and working in the city – the time you spend commuting is likely to fall over the next decade and beyond, Transport for London (TfL) forecasts. By 2031, vast swathes of Londoners living on the peripheries of Greater London will experience a commute reduced by around 15 minutes, and [...]
Those Paolozzi mosaics from Tottenham Court Road station are being moved to Edinburgh July 28, 2015 When the first part of the new-look Tottenham Court Road station opened at the end of last year, one thing was conspicuous by its absence: the raft of mosaics by post-war sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi, installed at the station in 1984. Since then, passengers have complained vociferously about the absence of the brightly-coloured mosaics, which appear [...]
TfL Tube delays: This is how many hours London commuters have wasted waiting for late Tubes July 28, 2015 Whether you pass the time beating your personal best at 2048, getting embroiled in pointless Twitter debates or simply seething quietly at the injustice, delays are an all too familiar feature of Londoners' commutes. Read more: Here are the 10 busiest Tube stations (yes, they are getting more crowded) In one month, the capital's commuters spend [...]
Buskers battle it out for TfL certification July 27, 2015 DO YOU have the X-Factor? Yesterday TfL began the first of eight days of busking auditions around London to look for the next big thing in street performance. Over 200 musicians will compete for just 70 busking licenses. Standards are already pretty high, so good luck!
The London Underground really is getting more crowded – here are the 10 busiest Tube stations July 23, 2015 Think your trip to work is more crowded than it was? You’re not just imagining it. And yes, the throngs at Oxford Circus really are getting worse. Passengers passing through the Tube station increased 29 per cent between 2010 and 2014, and are now nearing the 100m mark. But the tourist hotspot isn't the only [...]
Apple Pay UK: Where are people using it most? TfL races ahead July 22, 2015 A week after Apple Pay's launch in the UK, and there's one spot where it's proving by far and away the most popular place to use. The contactless payment which lets you pay by simply swiping an iPhone or Apple Watch, attempts to make paying for stuff as quick and easy as possible, and there's no [...]
TfL Tube strike: Talks over Night Tube action hit the buffers after RMT complains of serious breaches of safety July 20, 2015 Crunch talks between trade unions and London Underground have ground to a halt, with just two weeks left to avert a second mass walk-out of the summer. Unions had been due to resume talks this morning, yet the RMT shelved the negotiations after complaining of “serious breaches of safety protocols” on the Tube over [...]