Tag: Michael Kaine

Uber paid driver $400k to avoid ruling, union says

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Uber paid one of its drivers a “life changing” settlement to avoid a landmark court ruling that could have forced an overhaul of the tech giant’s business model, according...

NSW govt cracks down on gig economy workers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Gig economy workers in NSW will be tracked with a unique identification number and face “tough” new penalties under state government reforms which the workers union said could lead...

‘Moral obligation’: Menulog to employ riders

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Menulog’s announcement that it will move to an “employment model” within years and pay its workers the minimum wage and superannuation has been heralded as a “watershed moment” for...

Gig economy giants open to some reform

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The largest gig economy companies in Australia have told a senate inquiry they are open to working with the federal government on minimum standards for the sector, but won’t...

NSW gig economy guide ‘penned by Uber’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New guidelines from the NSW government aimed at improving safety in the gig economy may as well have been penned by Uber and ignore the compounding pressures leading to...

Uber commissions report that praises Uber

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
An Uber-commissioned report providing a glowing picture of the treatment of UberEats workers does not match with previous research and ignores many of the negative aspects associated with work...

‘Farcical’ NSW gig economy taskforce blows up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The NSW government taskforce established to improve the safety of gig economy workers following the deaths of five delivery riders in two months is “farcical” and merely an attempt...

UberEats wins Fair Work driver case

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that UberEats drivers are not employees, with the transport union now demanding the federal government step in to regulate the gig economy. UberEats...

Fair Work fight on Uber Eats starts

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A Fair Work challenge against UberEats will have “enormous” implications for the regulation of the gig economy, according to Transport Workers Union national secretary Michael Kaine. The Transport Workers...