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Read Full ArticleWith the news that Uber can continue to operate in London after a successful court appeal, what security measures is the company taking to reassure its passengers?
Yesterday (28 September 2020) Uber was granted a new 18-month operating licence in London. Transport for London (TfL) had previously refused Uber’s application for a new license on the grounds of several safety breaches.
However, as reported by the BBC, Westminster Magistrates' Court said Uber was now a "fit and proper" operator "despite historical failings".
The alleged safety breaches TfL initially raised included problems with Uber’s IT infrastructure, leading to unauthorised drivers accessing the system, and delays with barring drivers from the app who had previously committed sexual offences.
Uber has since sought to reassure their customers of their safety measures in a statement on the company’s website, citing that they are “strengthening our systems and processes and partnering with safety organisations on important campaigns.”
For obvious reasons, business travel hasn’t taken centre stage in terms of COVID contingency planning for employers. With the majority of the workforce being encouraged to work from home, major cities under restrictive lockdowns, the new Rule of Six and England’s current 10 pm pub and restaurant curfew, it would seem that employees are unlikely to be out attending meetings or travelling overseas.
However, employers may have to begin to look at internal business travel policies at the point where cities come out of lockdown, and some of their employees return to travelling for business throughout the working day.
With face coverings now mandatory for passengers in taxis, and across all forms of public transport, might employers have to set additional restrictions for employees travelling for work?
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Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 29 September 2020
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