Tag: Uber

Towards a more mature and nuanced tech narrative

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
On LinkedIn, Braden Wallake, the chief executive of the social media company HyperSocial, posted a photograph of himself crying. He had just fired two of his 17 employees. The...

Uber breached 1.2m Australians’ privacy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Uber breached 1.2 million Australian customers’ privacy when it failed to protect their data from a cyber attack in 2016, the Privacy Commissioner has determined after a three and...

Menulog kicks off Sydney employment model trial

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Menulog has begun its trial of adopting an employment model in the Sydney CBD, with riders provided with the minimum wage, superannuation and safety equipment. The Australian gig economy...

Gig worker conditions ‘not acceptable’: inquiry

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Gig economy workers need more protections and dispute resolution methods, according to a long running review of the Australian sector, which has warned riders and drivers for companies like...

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...

Victoria’s EV tax policy ‘worst in world’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A group of manufacturers and industry groups have slammed Victoria’s proposed tax on EV owners as the “worst electric vehicle policy in the world”, and called on the upper...

‘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...