The review, which should result in recommendations by the end of the year, is being led by the CEO of a sharing economy firm and does not have workers’ rights as… Read more »
After courts in Hamburg and Berlin upheld bans on Uber’s services, the company announced the opening of its traditional-taxi-friendly UberTaxi service in those cities. Read more »
The weeks-long, country-wide ban is over, but the taxi association that sparked it will appeal, and Uber is arguably still not legal in Germany. Read more »
You can only flout a ban so far before the authorities are forced to do something. The driver escaped a fine this time but could be on the hook for as… Read more »
It’s not the first ban Uber’s faced in Germany, but it is the first country-wide ban and the stakes are much higher this time — up to €250,000 per infraction, plus… Read more »
The rise of the on-demand workforce requires new ideas about protecting workers’ rights, but if it’s going to be fair, that readjustment can’t be based on the dictates of a handful… Read more »
Uber said on Monday that it is no longer banned in Berlin – for now at least. As happened in Hamburg, the company has lodged an appeal against the city’s ban,… Read more »
The company says it will challenge the ban, which came into force on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, Uber’s drivers are taking a heck of a chance by keeping the business… Read more »
It’s easy to assume that traditional players protesting against their nimble new competitors are just sore losers — easy, but not always fair nor accurate. Read more »
The city’s transport authority says it reckons the services of companies like Uber don’t qualify for regulation in the same way as traditional taxi services do, but it realizes the law… Read more »