It has been 10 years since Uber arrived in Australia. While there have always been independent contractors that work on demand, the launch of the app-based ride-hailing business triggered a …
It has been 10 years since Uber arrived in Australia. While there have always been independent contractors that work on demand, the launch of the app-based ride-hailing business triggered a …
The transport union has launched legal proceedings in an attempt to force the NSW state insurer to pay compensation for the deaths of two Uber Eats riders who were killed …
The family of a Hungry Panda delivery rider killed in Sydney in 2020 will receive more than $800,000 under the NSW workers’ compensation scheme, in what the union says is …
Ride-share giant Uber is calling for standard, minimum rates of pay across Australia’s gig economy in a stance that will shift the debate over worker protections and shake up the …
The High Court has backed businesses’ right to engage workers outside of minimum wage laws and employment regulations, in a landmark ruling that could spark a surge in independent contracting …
Gig economy platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo and Airtasker face new minimum standards over how they treat their workers as the Victorian government moves to beef up protections in the …
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that workers picking fruit on a piece rate must be guaranteed a minimum wage under the Horticulture Award. A piece rate is when a …
Australia has a workforce of immigrants: one in two workers in Australia were born in another country or have at least one parent born overseas. But Australia has treated many …
The Fair Work Commission has found a delivery rider for Deliveroo was an employee and was unfairly dismissed, and ordered that their employment be reinstated.