Millions of consumers will be asked to accept new rules to protect food delivery drivers and other gig economy workers despite industry claims it will push up prices.
Millions of consumers will be asked to accept tough new rules to protect food delivery drivers and other “gig economy” workers despite industry claims the changes will push up prices.
Fair Work would gain the power to set base pay, penalty rates and superannuation conditions under the laws, as well as deciding insurance for hundreds of thousands of workers.in the past few years, triggering claims that low pay forces drivers and riders to take risks, while their uncertain employment status leaves them uninsured.Fair Work would also hear disputes if a worker was “deactivated” by an employer – removed from the online platform – in a way he or she believed was unfair.
Uber has warned of higher prices for about 8 million Australians who use the digital platforms, although the detail of the reform will not be known until the draft law is put to parliament next week. The government is concerned about workers in aged care, the National Disability Insurance Scheme and other services where low-paid contract shifts could undercut full-time employees.
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