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XPO shareholders reject executive pay plan 12 May 2021 Press Release The vote follows revelations from unions that money that XPO took as UK furlough payments was received around the same time that executive pay was boosted. Unions have welcomed the decision of shareholders at XPO Logistics to reject a highly controversial executive pay proposal. At its annual general meeting held online earlier today (Tuesday 11 May) in the United States, shareholders of XPO Logistics rejecte...

UNIONS have condemned the boss of logistics giant XPO for taking a multimillion-pound bonus despite the company receiving furlough support. The $80 million (£57m) Covid-19 pandemic bonus to US chief executive Bradley Jacobs comes amid growing scrutiny into “pandemic profiteering.” Analysis of government figures show that XPO claimed at least £3.28m in furlough payments in December and up to £10.5m in February, Unite and GMB said. If this figure is averaged over the entire period of t...

Uber signing up another 20,000 drivers as lockdown begins to ease 29/04/2021, 12:07 am Ride-sharing app Uber has revealed plans to sign up another 20,000 drivers as demand begins to ramp up following the reopening of outdoor dining (Laura Dale/PA) Ride-hailing giant Uber has revealed plans to sign up another 20,000 drivers as demand begins to ramp up following the reopening of outdoor dining. The firm said it aims to have the new drivers on board by the end of the year under the recruitment dr...

Ride-hailing giant Uber has revealed plans to sign up another 20,000 drivers as demand begins to ramp up following the reopening of outdoor dining.

Uber aims to sign up 20,000 more drivers by the end of 2021 as demand increases The cab hailing app expects the rest of the year to be busy after a 50% increase in demand when outdoor hospitality reopened Updated Get the latest Sunderland news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with o...

Uber announced it plans to hire a further 2 0,000 drivers by the end of next year  The firm has reported a more than 50 per cent increase in trips across the UK  Recruitment drive will boost the groups driver network to 90,000 in country App Drivers & Couriers Union said move will lead to rising urban congestion

‘More congestion, more pollution’: Clean air campaigners concerned about 20,000 more Ubers Clea Skopeliti © Provided by The Independent Clean air campaigners have expressed dismay at Uber’s announcement that it will recruit 20,000 more drivers in the UK following a surge in demand since lockdown was eased. The ride-hailing app said it has seen usage rise by 50 per cent since pubs and restaurants began to serve customers outdoors on 12 April. Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, a clea...

Last modified on Thu 15 Apr 2021 09.29 EDT Drivers at one of the UK’s largest delivery firms say they are having to work for free for several hours a day, according to their representatives, despite the company expanding its workforce by thousands during the pandemic. Union officials said they had challenged Hermes UK following multiple complaints from couriers in several areas of the country who say they feel compelled to “muck in” with the parcel sorting process in understaffed depots b...

Uber drivers in the UK are to get a guaranteed minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions. More than 70,000 drivers, who are now to be treated as workers under UK employment law, will be in line for the benefits – which are set to take effect from Wednesday. Jamie Heywood, Uber’s regional general manager for Northern and Eastern Europe, described it as “an important day” for drivers in the UK,  while trade unions bosses said “Uber had to be dragged kicking and screaming to do the right t...

Uber fares could rise after drivers in Britain claimed they were being short changed and pledged to take their battle for workers rights back to court.  From today more than 70,000 drivers will now to be treated as workers under UK employment law, after the ride-hailing giant lost a landmark Supreme Court case.  The move, which follows lengthy legal action, means drivers will be guaranteed minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions. But campaigners say drivers should accrue the benefits from whe...