Baroness Randerson Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Transport)
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the committee established by the Department for Transport to examine regulations for taxis and private hire vehicles has concluded its work; and who the members of that committee are
Baroness Sugg Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Task and Finish Group on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing was set up by my Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Transport (John Hayes MP) to consider regulatory issues in the sector, and produce focussed recommendations for action.
The group met for the first time in September and will report its findings to the Minister in the New Year.
The members of the group are:
Chairman: Professor Mohammed Abdel-Haq
Helen Chapman, General Manager, TfL Taxi and Private Hire
Rt Hon Frank Field MP (Birkenhead)
Saskia Garner, Policy Officer, Suzy Lamplugh Trust
Ellie Greenwood, Senior Adviser (Regulation), Local Government Association
Michael Grenfell, Executive Director of Enforcement, Competition and Markets Authority
Steve McNamara, General Secretary, Licensed Taxi Drivers Association
Anne Main MP (St Albans)
Mick Rix, National Officer, GMB
Donna Short, Director, National Private Hire and Taxi Association
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Claim against Addison Lee
In September 2017 the Employment Tribunal ruled that a group of three Addison Lee drivers who brought claims against Addison Lee were workers and therefore entitled to workers’ rights such as holiday pay and the national minimum wage.
If you currently work for Addison Lee, or have previously, we may be able to claim the following on your behalf:
Back pay for unpaid holiday for up to two years;
Compensation if you received less than the National Minimum Wage;
Paid holiday going forward, if you still work for Addison Lee (a full-time worker has the right to 28 days’ paid holiday a year); and
The right to receive at least the National Minimum Wage,
if you still work for Addison Lee. Addison Lee is required to give its workers the above rights.
Please note that the Employment Tribunal judgment does not require Addison Lee to reduce drivers’ ability to work flexibly.
If you would like to express your interest in joining the claim, please complete the enquiry form below.
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(ANSA) - Rome, November 21
Taxi drivers across the country went out on strike on Tuesday in protest at a government reform proposal that will deregulate the sector, allegedly favouring competition from multinational transportation network companies such as Uber.
The nationwide action, which began at 8 am and ends at 10 pm local time, was confirmed on Monday after talks with transport ministry officials proved unsuccessful. The turnout was reported to be high in most major cities, where so-called 'social services' for people in difficulty were however guaranteed.
On Tuesday morning there were no taxis serving passengers arriving at Rome's Fiumicino airport. In the capital 500 taxi drivers protested outside the transport ministry at Porta Pia.
"The (government) proposals deregulate the sector through the liberalisation of car rental with driver services which is to the advantage of Uber," said Alessandro Genovese of trade union federation UGL.
"The government aims to regulate the market so services to citizens are more efficient and better tailored to demand," said deputy transport minister Riccardo Nencini.
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