Posts tagged "rideshare"

Rideshare platform Ola appears to have departed the Australian market, leaving American juggernaut Uber as the dominant player in the sector.

Small business representatives have issued a broad-scale rejection of the federal government's latest industrial relations reform package, despite Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations assuring entrepreneurs proposed changes to "employee-like" work will not encroach on "genuine small business".

The rideshare industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, but the lack of women drivers in this space remains disappointing. Where so many industries are rallying to address the disparity when it comes to employees and representation, why is the transport industry so far behind?

More than 124,000 leaked emails, texts, invoices and internal documents show how the company flouted the law and put its drivers at risk — all in pursuit of endless expansion.

Uber Australia's agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union is a statement of principles that re-regulate work in the Australian rideshare and food delivery industry.

In the first month of Russia’s invasion, Airbnb bookings in Ukraine boomed, but the story illustrates both the potential and limitations of the sharing economy.

With things getting back to business in Australia, more and more people are starting to travel for work again. But with everyone in a hurry, delays and setbacks are likely, and it’s the added stress that no one needs when on their way to an important meeting.

Uberisation is not an unstoppable force, however, it is fostering the apparent normalisation of all forms of precarious and insecure work.

New York City has legislated to require a minimum pay rate for rideshare drivers, which could foreshadow what’s to come in Australia.