In June 2022, the Brussels parliament approved the reform of the Brussels taxi sector. In addition to classic taxi companies, platforms such as Uber will also be given a statute and legal framework. In Flanders, the taxi rules were reformed two years ago for services such as Uber. This does not solve all legal problems yet.
The old criminal files against Uber have not yet been tried. “The council chamber has merged two files in which a civil complaint was filed against Uber – by the Brussels-Capital Region and by a number of taxi companies,” Willemien Baert, the spokeswoman for the Brussels public prosecutor’s office, is quoted as saying. “Those files have been referred together to the French-speaking police court in Brussels, where they are pending. The case will be heard in September 2022.”
An investigation into Uber couriers who deliver meals is underway at the Brussels labor prosecutor. Several infringements were found during checks. It concerns illegal employment and not being subject to a social status.
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