It is the first known case in which a gig economy worker killed at work managed to claim a payout, raising questions about the industry’s treatment of its couriers.
The family of a motorcycle courier for a food delivery app who died after he was hit by a bus in Sydney will receive more than $830,000 in compensation after the state workers’ insurer agreed he was an employee rather than a contractor.
Unlike traditional employees, the couriers used by firms such as Deliveroo, DoorDash, Uber and the Chinese food-focused HungryPanda do not have rights to an industry minimum wage, workers’ compensation or unfair dismissal protection.relied on his income back home in China “It’s massive,” she said. “Until less than a month ago, it was unheard of ... but this is showing we’re moving in the right direction, showing they are workers and they deserve all the minimum basic rights that you get in Australia.”
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