MORE than seven in 10 private hire drivers have been assaulted at work, new research has revealed.
A survey of members of the United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) union shows that a shocking 71 per cent have been attacked by customers and 82 per cent have suffered verbal abuse.
Drivers represented by UPHD, a branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), protested outside the London offices of app-based taxi firm Bolt on Tuesday after the fatal stabbing of driver Gabriel Bringye in February.
Fellow Bolt worker Muhammad Alam was assaulted and had his car stolen at knifepoint the following month.
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JUST EAT granting a minimum hourly rate and sick pay to riders in Liverpool is “a step in the right direction,” but workers still deserve more, their union said today.
After similar steps in London and Birmingham, the takeaway delivery giant is set to offer 1,500 riders on Merseyside a minimum rate, sick pay and paid holidays by the end of the year as it moves away from using independent contractors.
But the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) noted that, despite the changes, most riders were still being paid little more than the minimum wage.
Just Eat’s new model stops short of giving riders the full benefits enjoyed by employees, but as “workers” they are entitled to more than the legal minimum in hourly pay, pension contributions and other benefits.