Delivery rider’s family wins landmark payout after death | nickbonyhady
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.. They will receive a combined $827,400 plus interest. In a statement issued through law firm Slater and Gordon and the Transport Workers Union, which have assisted the family, Wei spoke of her devastation.
Lihong Wei holds a portrait of her husband, Xiaojun Chen, who was killed while working for a delivery company in Sydney.Many firms such as Uber and Deliveroo offer personal injury insurance to their couriers, but it sometimes has different payout caps and eligibility rules to traditional compensation schemes.
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