Minimum wage for private hire drivers?
Follow us Last week, the MP for Birkenhead, Frank Field, asked the Transport Minister “…if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation granting licensing authorities a statutory basis for creating minimum wage thresholds for drivers...
Are dress code policies legally justifiable?
Follow us Last week a number of news outlets reported on a proposed dress code policy due to be adopted by Bath and North East Somerset Council’s licensing committee. Reports suggested that a council official justified the proposed dress code “banning shorts” by...
Government launch consultation on national taxi database for air quality
The Government has launched a consultation on proposals to setup a national taxi and private hire database to help councils enforce air quality zones. The consultation, run jointly by DEFRA and the DfT, is seeking views on the implementation of a national taxi and...
Low Emission Zones – Legal Implications for the Taxi & Private Hire Sector
Follow us Clean Air and Ultra Low Emission Zones In 2015, the UK Government revealed plans to improve air quality in cities with the introduction of Clean Air Zones, some to be operational by next year. A Clean Air Zone is an area in which a local authority has...
