{"id":1248,"date":"2020-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/news\/uber-reacts-to-pandemic-with-new-services-but-no-health-sick-pay-benefits\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:11:23","slug":"uber-reacts-to-pandemic-with-new-services-but-no-health-sick-pay-benefits","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/en-gb\/news\/uber-reacts-to-pandemic-with-new-services-but-no-health-sick-pay-benefits","title":{"rendered":"UBER reacts to pandemic with new services but no health, sick pay benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\" id=\"block_de150c146c65cee8dde93a8d38cbff44\">\n    <div><span><\/span><\/div>\n    <p>Uber's gig workers \u201care being denied the employer-provided workplace benefits they deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n    <cite class=\"blockquote__attribution\">\n                    <span class=\"blockquote__name\">JOHN CHUANG \/ CEO, AQUENT<\/span>\n                    <\/cite>\n<\/blockquote><!-- #block_de150c146c65cee8dde93a8d38cbff44 -->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New service Uber Direct allows customers to order items from select retailers besides restaurants as an extension of Uber Eats. 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