Uber public policy head wants Ont. to move 'faster and further' on gig economy
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Uber's vice-president and global head of public policy wants Ontario to speed up its efforts to deliver gig economy legislation and act on its pitch to boost gig worker benefits.
"We would like to go further and faster and more quickly than perhaps the government is ready to do," said Andrew Byrne, in an interview with The Canadian Press during a visit to Toronto this week.
His comments come a year after Ontario's Working for Workers Act, known as Bill 88, received royal assent, but implementation of the legislation, which delivers minimum labour standards to gig workers, has been slow.
The bill requires digital platforms like Uber to offer minimum wage, provide information on how pay will be calculated, give workers being removed from the platform two weeks' notice and ensure there are mechanisms to resolve disputes that leave workers free from reprisals.
