Lack of Peak Time drivers

[john m]

There seems to be a lack of Peak time Drivers according to some Dispatchers .So IF a Dispatcher was to offer a Guarenteed Hourly Rate to drivers to work Peak Hours would you do it .eg 7Am to 9Am and whatever evening and night time Say 20 euro guaranteed day rate and 25 guaranteed evening rate .You sign up with a limited pick up range and if you dont earn the Guarenteed amount the Dispatcher makes up the difference would you do it .

[mercenary for hire]

No.

[john m]

Just putting it out there Merc .There seems to be a plan to focus on the lack of Prime time cabs but Environmentally putting more cabs on the road at prime time blocking up bus lanes would be counter productive .We probably have to many cabs the Department of transport should be promoting walking ,cycling bus use ,Luas ,Dart and not adding to congestion or emissions with adding more taxies .The best way to increase the efficiency of public transport is to introduce a congestion charge that will encourage more use of public transport and free up roadspace which will increase the efficiency of the existing taxi fleet .Adding more cars to already congested streets to satisfy a small peak time demand seems counter intuitive especially considering our commitments  to a cleaner environment .

[mercenary for hire]

Are Mytaxi using ya as a channel to feel out their ideas?There are plenty willing to be bribed to work..I'd want at least 50 an hour to be interested.Others will work for less though.Don't forget they were paying a grand a week sterling in London to drivers exclusively working the app.I'm pretty sure they're doing something similar here already with selected drivers on the quiet.

I realise they won't pay that much but that's what I'd need to make me starve the ranks and damage my own industry.

They need to go back to managing customer expectations instead of tampering with the numbers of street drivers working the app.Using plasters to fix self inflicted shotgun wounds if ya get what I mean..

[Rat Catcher]

A pony an hour, erm? Roll the clock back to February 2009 and some might be interested. Sorry, I had more abuse to level at your stupidity but the cat's looking for his saucer of champagne and bowl of caviar.

[john m]

A pony an hour, erm? Roll the clock back to February 2009 and some might be interested. Sorry, I had more abuse to level at your stupidity but the cat's looking for his saucer of champagne and bowl of caviar.

The figure was for reference Merc says his price is 50 an hour .Personally I wouldnt get out of bed at that time of morning .Not everybodies cat has a Champaign providing lifestyle taxi driving owner  .How do you like your eggs Hard boiled or soft .

[Rat Catcher]

That's the cat fed. With the greatest of respect, I suspect that even Korky would politely suggest that your time would be better spent driving your taxi. Leave the bonus schemes to the suits.

[john m]

That's the cat fed. With the greatest of respect, I suspect that even Korky would politely suggest that your time would be better spent driving your taxi. Leave the bonus schemes to the suits.

A few notes in bonus tomorrow Ill have that  Come home early tonight so wont be covering non bonus jobs and head out early tomorrow to get a bit of bonus cash .Swings and roundabouts .I suppose we will get a bit more cheese in the trap on Tuesday as well with train strikes and football they might offer some cheddar to drivers .PS do you give a shit who wins the football ?

[Rat Catcher]

I'd like to see the Dubs get to 5 in a row... Cork would be my second preference but hard to envisage a Dublin -vs- Cork final anytime soon.

[john m]

I'd like to see the Dubs get to 5 in a row... Cork would be my second preference but hard to envisage a Dublin -vs- Cork final anytime soon.

What sport you talking about Rodent .I was talking about the Soccer where Irish Supporters throng the Stands wearing Scottish Football Jerseys always found that strange British Soccer Jerseys at an Irish Football Game .

[Rat Catcher]

[watty]

Uber UK just lost their appeal against their drivers being employees.

If an Irish cab company gave drivers (and their taxis) uniforms, told them where to work and when, and then paid them a fixed 'wage' on top of that, the drivers might be classed as employees. 

Might be too risky for the cab companies?

[mercenary for hire]

I think Vinny does it already.

[Rat Catcher]

In London Uber provides the same service to minicab drivers as mytaxi provides to taxi drivers over here. Given that the relevant legislation in both jurisdictions is broadly similar there's no reason to suspect that we wouldn't be deemed to be mytaxi employees should a mytaxi driver take a similar case to the Irish courts.

[john m]

Dont think so Rodent ..Unlike the Mainland where they have 3 definitions Employee,Selfemployed and WORKER .It was this last category that the UBER and I believe a Deliveroo bike Peddeler had won court cases which defined them as workers .A good example of workers would be something like security staff who work a few days a year at concerts or festivals  As WORKERS they are entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay .UBER will simply guarentee an hourly rate equal to minimum wage for drivers as long as they accept every job offer within an agreed zone while they are logged on they will work the clutch off the drivers .Its a piric victory just means Helen from Billirickie who drove 5.5 hours a week will be guarenteed £41.65 per shift and holiday pay of 1and a quarter days per two months worked .Im sure UBER will also offer contract to drivers stating that they are self employed contractors .