Question

Assess the five components of Uber's corporate social responsiblity strategy

Answer 1

Action to insure that the company has an ethical strategy and operates honorable and ethically: They are not very ethical, and one prime example is how many of the drivers refused to pick up people with disabilities whether they were blind or in a wheelchair or such. The Americans with Disabilities Act tried to work against this but since the employees are independent contractors it was shown that they really did not have to comply and service the disabled. As of now they offer an option Uber training in which drivers are instructed to pick up those with disabilities, but the course is optional so many opt out of even taking it.

Actions to support charitable causes, participate in community service activities, and contribute to the overall betterment of society: They have participated in a few charities including collected money for the refugees in Europe and helping veterans get jobs through their “Ride for a Cause” philanthropy

Actions to protect and sustain the environment; By having Uber Drivers being easily available, there are less drunk drivers on the road resulting in less injuries or deaths which was statistically proven by the MADD (mothers against drunk driving).

Actions to improve employee wellbeing and make the company a great place to work; Although the Uber drives get lots of worktime flexibility that seems to be just about the only benefit of working for this company. The employees are not even technically employees but they are considered independent contractors, which means Uber doesn’t have to pay them minimum wage, give them benefits or worry about overtime. It can be seen from the many lawsuits and negative reviews that the majority of workers do not feel they are getting treated fairly by Uber.

Actions to promote workplace diversity; Again by being an independent contractor they technically do not have to conform to the rules of enforcing workplace diversity, they can discriminate if they want. That being said Uber wants a lot of drivers so many in fact say they are not discriminating enough, with many cases being brought up insisting that Uber does not have a thorough enough background check and they even had 25 different cases in which they found out criminals were working for them. They still refuse to utilize fingertip background FBI scanning and rely on social security tracing, and national/state databases for crimes that have happened in the last 7 years.