Tag: Transport Workers Union

Amazon workers sacked for talking to union: TWU

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The transport union has claimed Amazon delivery drivers were sacked after they spoke with union officials during a site visit to check on worker safety, and that at a...

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...

Deliveroo loses test case as rider ruled an employee

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a Deliveroo rider kicked off the platform last year was an “employee” of the tech giant in a decision with ramifications for...

‘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...

Albo makes big gig economy policy pitch

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Gig economy workers would get portable leave entitlements and a minimum wage as part of a significant policy pitch by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, which Labor will be taking...