Tag: UberEats

‘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...

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...

Gig economy ‘crisis’ needs basic regulation: TWU

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The gig economy is in “crisis” and there is a need for urgent action from the federal government after the deaths of five delivery riders in Australia in the...

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...

Gig economy fight moves to UberEats

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government needs to step up and stop the exploitation of Australian gig economy workers by global tech companies, the Transport Workers Union has said. The Transport Workers...

TWU saddles up for food fight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a sacked Foodora worker was unfairly dismissed and should have been classified as a worker, in another “major blow” to the gig...