Deliveroo wins case confirming delivery riders are not workers November 14, 2017 Meal delivery app Deliveroo has won a case in the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to confirm that its delivery riders are not “workers”. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) had sought to argue that riders were workers so that they could claim union recognition. This would also have afforded them certain rights, such [...]
DEBATE: Was the tribunal right to rule that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed? November 14, 2017 DEBATE: Was the tribunal right to rule that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed? YES – Frank Field, Labour MP for Birkenhead. The appeal tribunal must have been trying hard not to laugh Uber out of the room last week. The idea that the company engages on level terms with tens of thousands of independent [...]
Lyft’s expanding to Toronto, its first market outside the US, hitting accelerator on international expansion plans November 13, 2017 Ride-hailing startup Lyft has unveiled its intensions for expanding outside the US for the first time just weeks after landing a sizeable $1bn led by tech giant and Google owner Alphabet. The Uber rival will head north of the border to Canada, specifically the city of Toronto, which also happens to be the location for [...]
Uber agrees multi-billion dollar Softbank deal after unpicking boardroom feud November 13, 2017 Uber has struck a deal with Japanese tech giant Softbank for a multi-billion dollar investment into the ride-sharing firm, according to overnight reports. Troubled board members have set aside their differences to agree an accord with a consortium led by Softbank and Dragoneer Investment to buy up to 17 per cent of the firm’s shares [...]
Number of CCJs (County Court Judgements) issued rises for the first time in eight years – and rockets by more than a quarter over the last year November 10, 2017 The number of county court judgements (CCJs) issued to businesses has risen for the first time in eight years, according to figures released this afternoon. Some 24,698 CCJs were issued in the third quarter of 2017, up a whopping 27 per cent on the previous year. This bucks a downward trend stretching back to the [...]
Uber loses workers’ rights appeal: Here’s how employment experts have reacted November 10, 2017 Uber has lost an appeal against a tribunal ruling that it must give its drivers employment rights. The ride-hailing app went to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) to challenge an earlier ruling by the Employment Tribunal which said Uber drivers are entitled to basic workers’ rights. The EAT rejected Uber’s argument that it is merely [...]
Uber has lost its appeal on the employments rights of its drivers November 10, 2017 Uber has lost its appeal on the employments rights of its drivers, the GMB union has said. The company was appealing an employment tribunal ruling that Uber drivers are entitled to basic workers’ rights. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected Uber’s argument that it is merely an agent that connects drivers and passengers, and confirmed [...]
A self-driving shuttle crashed on its very first day on the road November 9, 2017 Things don’t always run smoothly when it comes to technology, especially when that technology is the kind that’s doing things by itself without human intervention, it turns out. Test of self-driving technology have been de-railed after one of the autonomous pods crashed on its very first day. The Navya and Keolis vehicle collided with a [...]
Uber’s hooking up with Nasa to bring flying cars a step closer to reality by 2020 in Los Angeles and beyond November 8, 2017 Uber says its vision for flying cars are closer to take off after a deal with Nasa to work on a system for managing airspace together. The ride-hailing startup’s ambitious plans for a network of pod-like flying taxis that zoom around the sky were first revealed in April. And now it says it will partner [...]
Uber’s gig economy fight could head to UK Supreme Court as employment tribunal appeal ruling coming Friday November 7, 2017 Uber’s gig economy fight could be about to head to Britain’s highest court with a decision due in a landmark case over workers rights coming on Friday. It’s another crucial test that has the potential to upend its business in the UK following a row with regulators which had put its London operations at risk. [...]