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Business Standard
08-07-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Testing driver subscription model in India, says Uber's Dominic Taylor
One thing that I have learnt about India is that it doesn't stay still for long, it evolves and changes every time. India is an incredibly important country Shivani Shinde Mumbai Listen to This Article Dominic Taylor, Regional General Manager – Rides, Uber, believes India is a vital part of Uber's growth story. In an interview with Shivani Shinde, on the sidelines of its flagship event Pragati in Mumbai, he talks about the Indian market, the regulatory environment, autonomous vehicles, and much more. Edited excerpts... How significant is India in Uber's global footprint? One thing that I have learned about India is that it doesn't stay still for long; it evolves and changes every time. India is an incredibly important country. Globally, we are now in 70 countries, and India is the third largest. From
The Hindu
08-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
‘Uber may implement social security code for drivers by year end'
Uber India may implement the Code on Social Security for its drivers by the end of the calendar year and is in talks with the Union Government in this regard, its regional general manager of Asia Pacific (APAC) Dominic Taylor told The Hindu. 'There is a really pleasing piece of legislation called the Code on Social Security that was announced a number of years ago. We continue to talk to the government about what it will take for us to implement that. I think we are confident that that should be implemented in the second-half of this year,' he said, adding that the specifics of how the funding is rolled out, the cost of the funding, as well as the specific benefits were needed to be decided. 'If the code is in place, social security of the workers at Uber, mostly drivers, will be interoperable, which means they can benefit even if they go to Rapido or Ola,' Mr. Taylor said. The Centre passed the Code on Social Security in September 2020, when the country experienced informal sector labour, and gig workers suffering as businesses shut due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The code expanded the definition of employees and proposed to establish a fund for social security. Contribution to the fund will be made by Union, State and the aggregator. The code lays provisions for gig workers, informal works and platform workers for life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old-age protection, education, and any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government. It also provides for the creation of a National Social Security Board , which would have representation from aggregators, platform workers, Director General of the Corporation, Central Provident Fund Commissioner of the Central Board and experts. While the code was formulated and passed in both Houses of Parliament in 2020, the Supreme Court, in a sitting in February 2025, directed the Union Government to implement the code as soon as possible and questioned the delay. , Uber has now expressed hope that the code will be implemented by year-end. Mr. Taylor said while the ride-hailing service continued to unveil new features, reaching tier-two and tier-three was a challenge that Uber was facing in India. Uber released a host of features which included Uber for pets, and Uber for teens with increased safety features. Uber also introduced a feature to lock prices in regular routes with prepaid subscriptions, to bring down prices during peak hours. The feature is expected to be rolled out in December 2025.
Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
Meet the Chefs Creating Incredible, Innovative Caribbean Food in London
'Caribbean food hasn't had its glow-up,' chef Dominic Taylor says to me. We're discussing the restaurant scene in London, and beyond that, in Britain. 'We need to take home a Michelin star.' Taylor is a big name in the UK, thanks to his 2023 win on Channel 4's hit show Five Star Kitchen. He's also one of the nation's most high-profile Caribbean chefs, and garnered a huge amount of attention at his residency at the swanky Palm Court at the Langham hotel. His stint there was so popular that the six-month residency was extended to 10 months, ending in April 2024.
BBC News
27-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Taylor given one-month ban after failed drugs test
Dominic Taylor has been given a one-month ban by the Darts Regulation Authority after failing a drugs 26-year-old Englishman tested positive for a banned substance at a Players Championship event last case came to light when he was withdrawn shortly before a match against former world champion Michael Smith at the Players Championship finals in was immediately suspended and missed out on playing in the World Championship, but is now free to return at the World Masters in Milton Keynes - where he is due to compete in the qualifying rounds on world number 82 from Bristol attended a disciplinary hearing where a potential two-year ban was reduced after he proved the substance - which has not been named - was not performance enhancing and was taken outside of also committed to completing a three-month treatment programme approved by UK Anti-Doping."Although he had tested positive in competition the committee were satisfied that the ingestion of the prohibited substance took place out of competition," the DRA who won a Challenge Tour title in 2023, earned a two-year Professional Darts Corporation tour card in January 2024 after progressing through qualifying school.
