Uber UK launches app to find workers other gig jobs

Uber UK has launched an app called Work Hub for its drivers to view other gig work opportunities in a move to help them supplement pandemic-hit ride-hailing earnings.

The platform, introduced as a result of falling demand due to the coronavirus crisis, is within the Uber driver app and will offer jobs from third party providers.

A similar feature was rolled out in the US back in April, drivers could provide their driving services for around a dozen other companies, as well as being able to receive orders through other Uber units: Eats, Freight and Works.

The companies collaborating with the project are Hermes and Yodel for now.

Adecco Group is also offering temp work via the UK Work Hub for drivers.

“We’ll continue to add new partnerships and listings to the Work Hub as we find more opportunities for you, so check the Driver app regularly for updates,” Uber added in a blog post announcing the launch.

“Drivers are doing essential work to keep our communities moving as we fight this virus, but with fewer trips happening they need more ways to earn. With the Work Hub, drivers can find these additional earning opportunities with other companies, working flexibly around driving on the Uber app if they choose to do so,” said Jamie Heywood, Uber’s regional GM for Northern and Eastern Europe, in a statement.

Aside from the US and the UK, other markets where Uber had already launched the Work Hub for drivers were Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Portugal and South Africa.