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  • City Hall politician warns Bolt of licence issues if workers’ conditions not improved

    WORKING CONDITIONS

    A leading City Hall politician has warned ride-sharing app Bolt it could be barred from operating in the capital unless it improved its drivers’ pay and conditions.  Labour transport lead Elly Baker has tweeted that Bolt should give its workers “the rights they deserve,” otherwise it would face “serious questions over its licence to operate [...]

  • Local cabbie prices could spiral following Uber lawsuit over VAT

    uber case

    Taxi firms could be forced to up their prices by a fifth as Uber calls for cabbies across the country to pay VAT on their journeys. A High Court hearing is expected to be handed down this week after the ride-hailing giant sued Sefton Council about VAT terms operating outside of London.  Since the 1970s, [...]

  • Exclusive: Getir teams up with Co-op as rapid delivery firm looks to grow UK presence

    SPEEDY DELIVERY

    Getir has joined forces with Co-op to deliver groceries from the retailer to consumers in a hurry. The rapid delivery firm will launch a pilot to offer app users hundreds of Co-op products across London from today. Nisa Retail, Co-op group’s wholesale division, will be working with Getir to supply the range of around 300 [...]

  • Weed is on the way: Uber Eats enters cannabis market as delivery giant starts dropping marijuana at home

    October 19, 2022

    Uber Eats has confirmed plans to start delivering cannabis at home, thereby helping consumers to “steer them away from the underground market.” In a statement, the on-demand giant said it will begin delivering marihuana to customers in Toronto, Canada. The announcement follows a partnership between the company and online marijuana marketplace Leafly to deliver cannabis [...]

  • Uber Eats launch quick commerce partnership with Iceland

    October 18, 2022

    Uber Eats has launched a new quick commerce offering this morning, trialling a new partnership with Iceland to deliver groceries across London. Following the success of rapid delivery start-ups like Gopuff, ‘Uber Eats Market’ will use Uber’s technology and Iceland’s in-store infrastructure to deliver goods in as little as 20 minutes. Over 1000 branded and [...]

  • Uber’s former security boss found guilty of criminal obstruction over data hack

    October 6, 2022

    Uber’s former head of security has been found guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to tell US authorities about a 2016 database hack. The breach impacted 57 million Uber records and 600,000 driving-licence numbers, and led to former top dog Joe Sullivan to be fired in 2017. The San Francisco jury convicted Sullivan this week of [...]

  • Bolt to face court battle over drivers’ employment rights

    October 6, 2022

    Ride-hailing app Bolt is set to face a class action lawsuit calling for it to class its drivers as workers rather than self-employed contractors. Law firm Leigh Day has filed a claim against Bolt on behalf of more than 1,600 of its drivers in calling on the Estonian tech company to give its drivers holiday [...]

  • Union launches collective grievance against Bolt over holiday pay

    September 22, 2022

    The union GMB has launched a collective grievance on behalf of Bolt drivers over holiday pay. The union said it was seeking to secure “future and past of drivers’ earnings” when it comes to holiday pay, as the UK Supreme Court established an industry standard last year. “It’s a simple fact that Bolt owes drivers [...]

  • Fire on Uber boat at Battersea Power Station Pier: 30 passengers and four crew evacuated

    September 20, 2022

    More than 30 members of the public were forced to disembark from a Thames clipper at Battersea Power Station Pier after a fire in the boat’s engine room. A blaze was reported on an Uber Thames Clipper, as the Pier station was forced shut on Tuesday. Its operator confirmed the station will be closed until [...]

  • Heathrow Express passengers can soon book train tickets through Uber

    September 5, 2022

    Passengers on the Heathrow Express will soon be able to book train tickets through Uber following a partnership between the two services.  The collaboration is part of Uber’s new feature Uber Travel, which aims to transform Uber into a multi-modal smart travel app.  The feature is already available in cities across North America. “We have [...]

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