Showing some bottle at last
mind the quotes from steve G=======k are despicable he's a fekking groveller
ALL OUT MAY 24TH
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sun May 22, 2016 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest Hundreds of drivers planning to protest against falling pay rates and contract changes at Addison Lee, the country’s biggest minicab operator, are expected to bring Mayfair’s Berkeley Square to a standstill on Tuesday. Drivers plan to block the road outside the offices of the Carlyle Group, the private equity owners of Addison Lee, in the latest sign of the industry’s struggle to adapt to the impact of ride-hailing apps such as Uber. Uber’s growth has provoked strikes and sometimes violent protest in capitals including London, Paris and Brussels, but drivers are now turning their anger towards the established companies who are trying to keep up with their disruptive rival. Unions say fare cuts to compete with Uber’s low prices have driven some drivers’ hourly earnings to as low as £4.99 — 30 per cent below minimum wage. Addison Lee, however, insists that average earnings have increased in the past year, and described its new pay deal as “the best in the industry.” Steve ********, branch secretary of the GMB union’s professional drivers branch, said: “We told them we don’t want to have to be like this, we want Addison Lee to be successful, but when you keep imposing deals on people it doesn’t really fit. Contracts should not be a one-way street.” Mr ******** said the union was being forced into its second demonstration in as many months after both Addison Lee and Carlyle ignored multiple requests for meetings. In a recent letter to Carlyle, representatives of GMB said “the current attitude of Addison Lee’s senior management is unacceptable and unsustainable”. A spokesman for Addison Lee said: “We are disappointed that a tiny minority of our 4,500 drivers have indicated that they intend to inconvenience Londoners in order to draw attention to their demands. We are working with [Transport for London] and the Metropolitan Police to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.” Carlyle bought Addison Lee for about £300m in 2013, and abandoned efforts to sell the company less than two years later, after potential buyers raised questions about the impact Uber could have on its long-term prospects. The San Francisco-based start-up now has more than 25,000 registered drivers in London, and its success has helped bring about a 97 per cent fall in the number of new taxi companies in the UK in the first four months of the year, and an 11 per cent decline in the number of private hire operators in London. Addison Lee is now trying to take the fight to Uber, expanding internationally and signing up to industry initiatives such as Karhoo, a taxi comparison app that was launched in London this month. source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d4432dc-202c ... z49Po6dWe6 |
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| Author: | 187ums [ Sun May 22, 2016 11:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Quote: The San Francisco-based start-up now has more than 25,000 registered drivers in London, and its success has helped bring about a 97 per cent fall in the number of new taxi companies in the UK in the first four months of the year, and an 11 per cent decline in the number of private hire operators in London] I want to what percentage have a dbs check and what percentage have a letter from the embassy? |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon May 23, 2016 6:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
I think the government has to seriously look at this as they are creating a large under class of badly paid "self employed" workers whose wages are constantly being cut in a continued price war at what point does the interest of the consumer supersede basic human rights to wages you can live on |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Mon May 23, 2016 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Showing some bottle at last mind the quotes from steve G=======k are despicable he's a fekking groveller ALL OUT MAY 24TH
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| Author: | heathcote [ Mon May 23, 2016 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Why do we keep calling these private hire slaves self employed,does a self employed person not set the rate of charges himself? Before anyone makes a statement about TAXI fares which are set by the Council,the trade normally has a formula which is applied to come up with what tariff to set,if the tariff requested does not exceed the formula result,Council will set the rate as requested. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon May 23, 2016 10:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
heathcote wrote: Why do we keep calling these private hire slaves self employed,does a self employed person not set the rate of charges himself? Not always. If you work with a firm then you follow the rules laid down by that firm. You can still be self-employed. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue May 24, 2016 6:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Sussex wrote: heathcote wrote: Why do we keep calling these private hire slaves self employed,does a self employed person not set the rate of charges himself? Not always. If you work with a firm then you follow the rules laid down by that firm. You can still be self-employed. I think the point is that you have no control over price cuts which effectively means wage cuts; drivers should have a say; no firm should be able to cut prices without the agreement of the drivers who are the most affected by it |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Tue May 24, 2016 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Sussex wrote: heathcote wrote: Why do we keep calling these private hire slaves self employed,does a self employed person not set the rate of charges himself? Not always. If you work with a firm then you follow the rules laid down by that firm. You can still be self-employed. Crap you get together and negotiate no agreement you strike being self employed they cant touch you you hold ALL the cards .................mind you need bottle and intelligence not often found within the cab driving fraternity 
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Tue May 24, 2016 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
edders23 wrote: Sussex wrote: heathcote wrote: Why do we keep calling these private hire slaves self employed,does a self employed person not set the rate of charges himself? Not always. If you work with a firm then you follow the rules laid down by that firm. You can still be self-employed. I think the point is that you have no control over price cuts which effectively means wage cuts; drivers should have a say; no firm should be able to cut prices without the agreement of the drivers who are the most affected by it edders your noted for your stupidity but surely even you realise the Drivers are selling their labour and in unison they NAME THEiR PRICE FFs 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue May 24, 2016 5:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
trotskys twin wrote: Crap you get together and negotiate no agreement you strike being self employed they cant touch you you hold ALL the cards .................mind you need bottle and intelligence not often found within the cab driving fraternity The question bonehead was can you, and I said IMO you can. Whether it's best for drivers, or not, is another matter. |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Tue May 24, 2016 11:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Addison Lee drivers plan Mayfair protest |
Sussex wrote: trotskys twin wrote: Crap you get together and negotiate no agreement you strike being self employed they cant touch you you hold ALL the cards .................mind you need bottle and intelligence not often found within the cab driving fraternity The question bonehead was can you, and I said IMO you can. Whether it's best for drivers, or not, is another matter. Ambigious statement even for an apprentice bonehead like you 
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