Uber ordered in Australia to pay 164 million euros in compensation to taxis. More than 8,000 taxi drivers and rental car owners had filed a class action against the platform.
This class action resulted in the fifth largest compensation in Australia for this type of procedure. The main plaintiff, Nick Andrianakis, told local media that he was forced to close his taxi business after 40 years in business when Uber launched in 2012. “I lost my passion for work (...) and I lost my income that allowed my family to eat,” he said.