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As many as 100 Welwyn Hatfield minicab drivers go on strike

Taxi drivers for AAA, which serves Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City, have gone on strike.


Drivers have told the Welwyn Hatfield Times that they are not happy with the terms of a contract that AAA has asked them to sign.

Drivers claim that AAA has also asked them to pay for a PDA (personal digital assistant), which is currently included as part of the payment they already make to the taxi firm.

Despite being on strike, drivers say they have had no response from AAA over their concerns.

Driver Mohammed Ali said: “We have been told by our union that we should not sign any contract.”

Taxi drivers for AAA, which serves Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City, have gone on strike.

Shahzad Malik added: “They’re trying to make us sign a self employed contract.

“We’re all self employed now so that’s why we don’t have to sign any more contracts.

“From May 18 they want us to supply our own PDA.”

Mazhar Iqbal, who has worked with AAA for eight years, added: “If we sign a contract, we’re working for them and we’re not self employed.

Taxi drivers for AAA, which serves Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City, have gone on strike.

“If we reject a job for any reason, we have to go to the sin bin.

“You can’t have a job for another hour.

“We’ve had no response from the office so far.”

Rachel Dale, one of the AAA managers, told the Welwyn Hatfield Times: “It’s business as usual.

“All school children have been picked up and will be picked up.

“There’s no need for parents to be concerned.”

Ms Dale declined to comment further at this stage over remarks made by the drivers over contracts.

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/as-many-a ... -1-5011998

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How the f*ck can you make someone sign a contract when they're self employed?

Because most PH operators think they can have there cake and eat it enforced by a my way or the highway attitude.

Their workers under the direction of the company.

Lets get it straight their UNION ADVISED them not to sign the contract, eminently sensible

Now the drivers need to stop the school runs then its game set and match............................how quite easy really think about it

Oh wouldnt i love to be let loose on that company obviously a right shower of sh!t take about 24 hrs i reckon to shag them up good and proper

Remember its half term soon so get stuck NOW in BROTHERS and SISTERS

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Because private hire operators are conning private hire vehicle proprietors/drivers who it would appear cannot think for themselves,(into believing they are self employed when they never can be unless they hold a private hire operator license themselves.(which one is dumb,which one is dumber)

Answers on one of the self employed contracts please.