Uber might cause loss of thousands of London drivers

Stefan Mileschin · 13th March 2017, 06:01

Uber lost a court battle to stop a London regulator from imposing strict new English reading and writing standards on private hire drivers.

The move could mean the loss of thousands of workers.

The company took legal action in August after public body Transport for London (TfL) said that drivers should have to prove their ability to communicate in English, including to a standard of reading and writing which Uber said was too high.

Judge John Mitting said the TfL was entitled to require private hire drivers to demonstrate English language compliance.

Uber had cited Tfl data that the language rules could mean about 33,000 private hire drivers out of a total of 110,000 operating in London would fail to renew their licenses over the next few years.

http://www.techeye.net/business/uber...london-drivers

13th March 2017, 06:01	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,500	Uber might cause loss of thousands of London drivers Uber lost a court battle to stop a London regulator from imposing strict new English reading and writing standards on private hire drivers. The move could mean the loss of thousands of workers. The company took legal action in August after public body Transport for London (TfL) said that drivers should have to prove their ability to communicate in English, including to a standard of reading and writing which Uber said was too high. Judge John Mitting said the TfL was entitled to require private hire drivers to demonstrate English language compliance. Uber had cited Tfl data that the language rules could mean about 33,000 private hire drivers out of a total of 110,000 operating in London would fail to renew their licenses over the next few years. http://www.techeye.net/business/uber...london-drivers

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