Family to receive compensation for death of Xiaojun Chen in what union says is first case where a gig economy worker has been considered an employee
, the dependants of an employee who dies because of a work-related injury are entitled to a lump-sum payment of just over $834,000 and weekly payments of $149.30 for each dependant child until the age of 16. Chen left behind a wife, two children and his 75-year-old father.
“Gig economy workers and their families are usually denied any entitlements because they are considered independent contractors rather than employees, meaning they are unable to access workers’ compensation and other benefits, such as annual leave and sick leave.” Chen is from a small village in rural China, and the family had planned to return to China to open a business together to support his family, who he was sending money back to before he was killed.
“My children miss their daddy every day. My daughter has begun struggling with school and my son has lost his father forever at just eight years old. My father in-law has lost his only son. Nothing can ever fix this.”Michael Kaine, national secretary of the Transport Workers’ Union, said after two long years justice had been delivered for Chen’s family.
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