Female driver sues Uber in London over safety issues
GMB trade union is bring the suit, which says Uber fails to provide sufficient security to female drivers and they can’t cancel a trip if a customer gets aggressive
London — Uber Technologies faces another legal setback in the UK as a 44-year-old female driver sued for sexual discrimination, claiming the company’s practices unfairly disadvantage women. The suit, being bought by GMB trade union on behalf of the woman, claims that the company fails to provide sufficient security to female drivers, whose ability to work may be affected as a result, lawyers said on Tuesday in an e-mailed statement. Uber did not respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit is among several developments putting increasing pressure on San Francisco-based Uber. London’s transport regulator is proposing banning the service from the capital because of concerns about passenger safety and an employment tribunal appeal will start probing pay and vacation time for drivers on Wednesday. "Once again, we have a member with serious concerns about Uber’s systems and practices, which place the basic safety needs of the worker as secondary to the imposition of a rigid and purely p...
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