Amazon is facing legal action from an Australian delivery driver who claims he was sacked from his job by being locked out of the platform, in a fresh challenge to the gig economy model the government has vowed to overhaul. | AngusGthompson
Tech giant Amazon is facing legal action from an Australian delivery driver who claims he was inexplicably sacked from his job by being locked out of the platform, in a fresh challenge to the gig economy model the government has vowed to overhaul.
Jatinderpal Singh was an Amazon Flex courier and is now suing the online shopping giant for unfair dismissal.The Transport Workers’ Union, of which Singh is a member, is accusing Amazon of breaching the driver’s right to dispute resolution just months, in a landmark decision that gave them the same set of legal entitlements as other contract couriers in the state.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to giving gig workers minimum workplace entitlements by empowering the Fair Work Commission to deal with cases in which people undergo “employee-like” forms of work.
Singh claimed he immediately tried to contact Amazon by phone and email, but the attempts went unanswered. He alleged the only responses he received were automated replies from Amazon. The union also claims it sought to resolve the situation, but the company provided no reason for locking Singh out.
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