Uber and Lyft plan to end operations in Minneapolis after the city council voted to increase driver pay. The council passed an ordinance on the issue last week. On Thursday, it voted to overrule a mayoral veto of the measure. The new rules stipulate that ridesharing companies need to pay drivers at least $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute (or $5 a ride, whichever is higher) whenever they're ferrying a passenger. Tips are on top of the minimum pay. According to the Associated Press, the...
Groups of drivers backed a bill setting minimum pay, but the two tech companies say it’d make riders’ fees unsustainableUber and Lyft claim they will cease operating in the Minneapolis area in protest of a minimum pay ordinance that the city council voted to approve last week.The bill, to go into effect on 1 May, would establish a minimum pay of $1.40 per mile and $0.51 cents per minute for rideshare drivers, with a $5 per ride minimum. The city council voted to override the mayor’s veto of the...
Uber will cough up almost $272 million to compensate taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the rideshare company “aggressively” moved into the Australian market. A class action against Uber was expected to go to trial at the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday but Maurice Blackburn Lawyers said it would be abandoned […]
Rideshare company agrees to settle long-running class-action lawsuit, finally giving cab and hire-car drivers the compensation they deserve, lawyers sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastUber will cough up almost $272m to compensate taxi and hire--car drivers who lost out when the rideshare company “aggressively” moved into the Australian market.A class action against Uber was expected to go to trial in...
The clock is ticking on a threat by Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) to pull out of Minneapolis on May 1 after the City Council this week overrode a mayoral veto of an ordinance laying out minimu read more
Bus drivers in South Korea’s capital launched their first strike in more than a decade, which halted almost all city buses Thursday morning.
Bus drivers in the South Korean capital of Seoul went on strike on Thursday after last ditch efforts at negotiating a wage hike broke down, snarling the commute for the city of more than 9 million people and another million from the outskirts. With disruptions expected during rush hour, the
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have been helping customers get to and from the airport for years. However, they’re constantly fine-tuning their offerings to better serve travelers. Because no two travelers or trips are exactly alike, they’ve added a variety …
The row over pay has been going on for more than 20 months
Global rideshare giant Uber will pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market. A class action against Uber had been expected to go to trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday, but Maurice Blackburn Lawyers - representing 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers - said the case will be dropped because Uber agreed to the financial settlement. Maurice Blackburn...
Global rideshare giant Uber will pay $178 million to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market
Uber pays $178 million to end legal fight with Australian taxi drivers