In tech news, Uber fights for independent contractor designation in London amid license difficulties, Deliveroo raises $385 million, and StaffConnect app aims for worker engagement.

Here’s some of the most recent tech talent news:

Uber, Lyft

The Independent in London reported Uber will appear today before an employment appeal tribunal to argue its case for keeping workers as independent contractors even as the human cloud, ride-sharing firm lost its license to operate in London — a move that it can appeal. Uber’s new CEO also issued a public apology in the wake of the license decision.

With Uber losing its license to operate in London, human cloud competitor Lyft is working to get approval for its own operations in the British capital, according to The Telegraph. Lyft has been in discussions with regulators, including officials at Transport for London, the agency that had taken away Uber’s license.

Taxify, another ride-hailing firm, also aims to start operating in London, although it was banned by regulators there at the start of the month.

Deliveroo

Human cloud, food delivery firm Deliveroo is now worth more than $2 billion (Euro xx) after the UK-based firm raised $385 million (Euro xx) in private funding, Reuters reported.

Deliveroo operates in eight European countries, Australia, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.

StaffConnect

StaffConnect aims to bolster employee engagement through a white-label, smartphone app that targets workers, including those who do not work from a desk but are out in the field or whose jobs don’t call for desk work.

The product allows employers to push information to workers, survey workers, schedule events and allows the employees to have a community. In addition, it provides a directory feature where workers can communicate with one another. Founder and CEO Bulent Osman says the communication feature aims to do away with the use of “rogue apps” such as WhatsApp that workers may be using to communicate with one another but that aren’t sanctioned by the company, said Bulent Osman, founder and CEO of StaffConnect.

Companies can also divide the different communities of workers on the app into different segments.

The bottom line is to increase employee engagement. “Our technology becomes an enabler for cultural shift and cultural change,” Osman said.

Randstad Sourceright

Increasing automation will shift talent needs to higher skilled roles, according to 67% of executives around the globe surveyed for Randstad Sourceright’s new Talent Trends Quarterly report. In the US alone, 72% said the same.

In addition, 71% globally agreed that “technology helps them make smarter hiring decisions” and reduces risk in talent acquisition.

However, in the IT and technology sector, 61% of respondents said the digital transformation was moving too quickly, an increase of 39% since 2016. In comparison, only 47% of employers in the automotive and manufacturing industries felt the digital transformation was moving too quickly.

“Technological change can be overwhelming, but employers should not be relying on technology alone,” Randstad Sourceright CEO Rebecca Henderson said. “Human intelligence is not only required to make technology work, it is essential to turn data into meaningful business insights.”

The survey included 700 human capital leaders in 15 countries.