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Uber ruling ‘an enormous decision’ says employment lawyer – video

Richard Fox, a senior solicitor and head of Kingsley Napley Solicitors, hails the legal ruling in favour of two Uber drivers that they should be classified as workers, not as self-employed. Speaking on Friday, Fox says employment law is now catching up with the way...

The UK was Uber’s oasis in Europe. Not any more

This past Friday, a British employment tribunal ruled in favor of a claim by two Uber drivers in London that they were employees not independent contractors. It’s hard to imagine a more innocuous sounding headline: A local tribunal, not a national court. Two drivers...

CAB CHAT RADIO SHOW E112 31-10-2016

  CAB CHAT RADIO SHOW E112 31-10-2016 HOSTED THIS WEEK BY: @SUPERCABBY, @GENTLEMANCABBIE, @SEANPAULDAY & @MACTHECAB Issues Discussed this week: Uber drivers are deemed employees by the London Employment Tribunal. What Does this mean for the trade. Call in for...

Uber Driver Murdered Wife After Googling Most Painful Place To Stab Someone

An Uber minicab driver murdered his wife after searching on Google for ‘the most painful place to stab someone’, a court heard today (tues). Jose Leonardo, 56, repeatedly knifed 52 year-old Maria Mbombo in the body and arms and left her to bleed to death at their...
A Game Of Phones ….. By Semtex

A Game Of Phones ….. By Semtex

None of us will have failed to notice the latest tragedies and loss of lives, that has erupted on the UK's roads. Furthermore, it has been proven that a horrifying percentage of these fatalities , have been caused as a direct result of using a mobile phone whilst...

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Gett launches Gett Together carpooling service

Gett launches Gett Together carpooling service

The new Gett Together offering has advantages over competitors including UberPOOL thanks to Gett’s close ties to cities, which will allow it to effectively use black cabs as a distributed network of micro buses in London, for instance. “This is the first time it’ll be...

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CAB CHAT RADIO SHOW E117 05-12-2016

CAB CHAT RADIO SHOW E117 05-12-2016

CAB CHAT RADIO SHOW E117 05-12-2016 HOSTED THIS WEEK BY: @SUPERCABBY, @GENTLEMANCABBIE, @SEANPAULDAY, @IAMCABMAN   Issues Discussed this week: TFL Release the Sexual Assault Statistics, but are they corrrect? Len Martin resigns as General Secretary of the UCG...

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