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Uber - A Danger in Australian Cities

[by Melbourne Star Limousines]

We are aware that the checks on employees, and to drive down lane ways that are
government has received more suited for bikes than cars,
numerous reports over the years • its attempt to flout Our taxi industry has always
re Uber yet they took no notice. regulatory laws with been better than that.
The lack of attention to detail controversial Greyball
by the government includes software. The regulators background
allowing a man charged with There were also other corollary checks have more or less been
numerous sex offences to drive concerns which included handed over to Uber. Yet this
taxis for years right up to the revelations about workplace company paid out $10m in Los
date before (yes the day before) culture and Uber's failure to Angeles and San Francisco
he was jailed for 8 years. He guarantee its workers certain recently for lax checking on
used to go to court one day and rights. employees and drivers. In fact
come back to his vehicle the medical certificates were also
next. This went on for years and In London, there were 32 shown to have been falsified
was reported to the regulator. investigations of a sexual nature so people could drive. Has
in 12 months between May 2015 this been happening here and
Now Transport for London has and May 2016. Are we having how do we know one way or
highlighted four major areas of this problem here? Will the another?
concern about Uber:
government ever tell us? If you do not believe that Uber is
• the company's approach to There are issues as well a danger to society in Australian
reporting criminal offences; cities, note well that while Uber
regarding employment, self is appealing, it has not denied
• the obtaining of medical employment, contracting. TFL's accusations unlike the
certificates; Many of the contracts here in posturing here.
Melbourne for Uber drivers have
• lack of compliance with fine print that is unintelligible to
Enhanced Disclosure and drivers. Drivers do not get paid
Barring Service (DBS) for meals delivered, are forced

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