GoCatch Ready to Replace Uber

An Australian investigation into the employment practices of Uber could force it to leave the country, allowing a local competitor to fill the gap. GoCatch CEO and co-founder Andrew Campbell said Uber should be investigated and it would be “good riddance” if the US-based company was forced out of the country.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• GoCatch operates in all capital cities and many regional areas.
• It connects registered taxi drivers directly with customers via a smartphone app similar to Uber.
• It claims to have close to 10,000 drivers nationally.

“We’ve got an anti-competitive, monopolistic company from overseas that treats our regulators with contempt, gouges and surge prices consumers, and treats drivers with a complete lack of respect,” he told The New Daily.

Mr Campbell said his company is ready to wholly replace Uber if it leaves, and would be willing to consider employing Australian drivers directly if it became the market-leading ride share app.

“We would certainly be more than happy to fill the gap. We obey Australian law, we pay tax in Australia, we employ Australians [at head office], we pay our GST correctly, we treat our drivers with respect and we price very fairly to consumers.”

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