May 26, 2021
Uber is seeking more workers who will work full time, a move that could change the definition of gig work.
The company is “targeting” drivers that it thinks will most likely contribute more hours, those “who will drive 20, 30, 40 hours a week,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on a JPMorgan conference call with investors yesterday (May 25).
Khosrowshahi didn’t specify exactly how Uber will target drivers but it could include cash incentives, as the company announced last month a $250 million driver “stimulus” aimed at getting drivers back on the road by boosting their earnings. Uber did not respond for a request for more details.
Shell ordered to slash CO2 emissions in landmark climate ruling
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UK: NGOs submit evidence to Supreme Court in case concerning Shellâs alleged responsibility for Niger Delta oil spills UK Supreme Court should recognise Shellâs responsibilities for devastating rights impacts of Niger Delta oil spills,
The CORE Coalition and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have jointly submitted evidenceâ¦in a landmark case before the UK Supreme Court brought by some 40,000 people from the Ogale and Bille communities of the Niger Delta (Nigeria) against oil major Royal Dutch Shell (
Okpabi et al vs Royal Dutch Shell et al) for serious harm to their human rights and well-being.
On 23 June, the Supreme Court will consider whether Shell can arguably be held liable for pollution caused by its Nigerian subsidiary, which destroyed farming land, wiped out fish stocks and poisoned drinking water. In 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that Shell did not exercise enough control over the subsidiary to hold it responsible for