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Gig economy drivers are being robbed of £2bn in wages, report warns ahead of Uber licence renewal
File photo dated 31/08/16 of an Uber car. Uber secretly lobbied ministers to influence London's transport policy, it has been reported.
GIG economy drivers are being robbed of £2 billion in wages due to Britain’s failure to regulate food delivery and private hire apps, a new report warns.
Unions today backed its calls for the government to mandate companies, such as Uber, to provide journey data to local authorities in order to tackle the problem.
This is already done in the US with regulators in New York City, Chicago, the state of California and Seattle using the data to ensure compliance with local transport, safety, environmental and employment laws.
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