Tag: Uber
US, UK drivers of ride-sharing apps to strike on V-Day
Valentine’s Day this year will see many put to inconvenience in the US as drivers of ride-sharing platforms, Lyft and Uber will be on...
Ride-hailing services enabled 40% women to join workforce
A survey has revealed that more women have joined the active workforce because of the availability of safe ride-hailing services. After all, a whopping...
Wage theft costs Uber, Lyft $328 million
Ride-haling companies, Uber and Lyft, have had to pay a huge price for wage theft. The two firms were accused of charging their drivers...
Strikes in Patna, Pune demanding protection for gig workers
In Pune, various delivery personnel called a strike demanding protection for gig workers. Auto drivers as well as Ola, Uber and other cab drivers...
Agitated Ola, Uber drivers go on strike demanding better pay
Ola and Uber cab drivers went on strike in Chennai yesterday, demanding government intervention so that app-based cab aggregators stop charging them high commissions....
Rajasthan passes law to protect gig workers
Rajasthan has taken a significant step in safeguarding gig workers with the recent enactment of the Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act,...
Is Uber laying off 200 people to cut costs?
Uber Technologies is reportedly reducing its 32,700-strong workforce by less than one per cent as part of its efforts to cut costs. This round...
Uber & Lyft labour appeal the decision to the state SC
On 20 March, 2023, a California appeals court upheld a state law that permits companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as...
Are stricter performance reviews a sign that Uber may lay off?
In 2023, several major tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta, have announced job cuts. According to Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks and...
Uber Freight to sack 3% of its workforce
Uber Freight announced on Tuesday that it will be cutting around 150 jobs, which is roughly 3 per cent of its total workforce. As...
Disney recalls employees back to its offices
As Bob Iger made his way back to the position of chief executive at Disney, he implemented changes in the way the company's corporate...
4 Uber drivers declared employees by New Zealand court
Four Uber drivers in New Zealand who had sought to be declared employees of Uber and not just independent contractors, have won their case....
US Labour Department proposes to redefine the status of gig workers
The US Labour Department has proposed to redefine the status of gig workers or contract workers in the country. The move is expected to...
Is SoftBank laying off 30% of Vision Fund team?
The investment division of SoftBank, the Vision Fund, is reportedly being downsized. About 150 people from the 500-strong team may lose their jobs reported...
Ola may sack 500 to cut costs
In a bid to control costs and increase efficiency, Ola, the ride-hailing company may sack at least 400 people. This downsizing is reportedly being...
Syfe appoints Saurabh Seth as head of talent acquisition in India
Digital investment platform, Syfe has appointed Saurabh Seth as its head of talent acquisition in India. His appointment is part of Syfe’s plans to...
“India needs DE&I conversations specific to our region,” Divya Garg
A big change in 2022
Flexible working is the new currency, with employees ascribing high value to it and employers acknowledging it as critical for...
Uber plans to hire 500 techies for Hyderabad & Bangalore centres
Uber is planning to add 500 techies at its Hyderabad and Bengaluru centres in India. Recently, the Company inaugurated another floor at its Bengaluru...
Uber CEO’s letter to employees signals slowdown in hiring
In a letter to employees, Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO, Uber, has emphasised on what is going to be the way forward from now on at...
100% placements at IIM Kozhikode
The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) reported 100 per cent placements at the final placements week, and that too just three days into...
How ERGs serve as a testing ground for potential leaders
The concept of ERG, short for employee resource group, is a well-known one. These are groups of like-minded people who represent the under-represented and...
Uber appoints Divya Garg as head – HR, India & South...
Uber today announced the appointment of Divya Garg as head - HR for the India and South Asia (SA) region. Garg will be working...
Urban Company ropes in Uber’s Neha Mathur as SVP-HR
Urban Company, a tech-enabled home services marketplace, today announced the appointment of Neha Mathur as senior vice president, human resources.
An alumnus of the Tata...
Uber becomes generous, offers more flexibility to employees
Uber Technologies, which had earlier expected its employees to work from home for up to two days a week, and from office the rest...
Uber to expand Bengaluru, Hyderabad tech & product teams by 250
Uber is on the lookout for sharp engineering talent in India that can help the Company come up with solutions for its mobility and...
Uber officially recognises drivers’ union in Britain
For the first time, Uber has entered into an agreement with a trade union in Britain, GMB, to represent its 70,000 drivers in the...