20 (Xinhua) -- An Uber driver in Sydney, Australia has been charged with sexually assaulting a passenger during a trip home. The 30-year-old driver Yamur Sadiqi allegedly picked up a 26-year-old woman in West Pennant Hills at 2300 local time (AEST) on Saturday. During the drive, he ...
A customer gets on a taxi in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2024. After a five-year class action, the ride-sharing giant Uber has agreed to pay 272 million Australian dollars (about 178.5 million U.S. dollars) to compensate taxi drivers in the country for operating services without being li...
We describe the labour market for Uber drivers, the first detailed study of a gig economy market in Australia. Uber drivers' characteristics, reasons for driving with Uber, hours of work and driving schedules, earnings and job satisfaction are analysed, using both administrative and survey data. ...
In the same month the survey’s preliminary results were released, Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman found that Uber drivers are independent contractors rather than employees. The result of this is that gig workers are not entitled to minimum wage, superannuation, or sick leave. As Kaine pointed ...
The matter stretches back to 2015, when Uber appealed a decision by the Australian Taxation Office that required Uber drivers to pay Australia’s goods and services tax (GST). The decision effectively classified Uber drivers as taxi drivers and, in turn, classified the ridesharing service as a ...
Basically, the areas where bougie Uber users are most likely to live -- and also the areas where UberX drivers are most likely to be looking for fares. That's important because, according to an Uber spokesperson, scheduled rides are not registered with drivers days in advance. Rather, the...
Overseas drivers Licence in Australia Uber Eats welcomes the use of overseas driver's licences in NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT, SA and WA for delivery people who choose to deliver with a car. Eligible Delivery People who hold a temporary visa and a valid full overseas driver’s licence will be ...
Taxi drivers in Australia are the latest to down tools and rise up against Uber, with hundreds in Melbourne blocking the city streets Thursday morning while calling for the state government to ban the service. Licensed drivers in Sydney also staged similar protests. ...
I think Ola are in India, UK, NZ & Australia. Pretty much just another version of Uber? Ola has been in Aus for years. Also Didi. Many drivers work with multiple aps and take which ever jobs come thru first. Most prefer the alternatives to Uber as they make a better profit. Ub...
will help seniors get to know the service, both as riders and potential driver-partners. An Uber spokesperson toldMashable Australiahe could not share how many senior drivers currently worked with the service in Australia, but said that in the U.S., 23 percent were older than 50 years old....