The High Court has backed businesses’ right to engage workers outside of minimum wage laws and employment regulations, in a landmark ruling that could spark a surge in independent contracting …
Uber, Airtasker face new worker protection rules as Victoria overhauls gig economy
Gig economy platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo and Airtasker face new minimum standards over how they treat their workers as the Victorian government moves to beef up protections in the …
Australia: Fair Work rules every farm worker on every farm entitled to take home a minimum rate of pay
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that workers picking fruit on a piece rate must be guaranteed a minimum wage under the Horticulture Award. A piece rate is when a …
In shadow of pandemic, a chance to end exploitation of migrant workers
Australia has a workforce of immigrants: one in two workers in Australia were born in another country or have at least one parent born overseas. But Australia has treated many …
Franco v. Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd
The Fair Work Commission has found a delivery rider for Deliveroo was an employee and was unfairly dismissed, and ordered that their employment be reinstated.
Class action win for Indonesian farmers after 2009 Montara oil spill
More than 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers stand to be compensated over one of Australia’s largest oil spills after they won a protracted class action battle against the company that ran …
Uber Eats overhauls business model amid pressure over workers’ status
Uber Eats has overhauled its business model in Australia, requiring riders to hold ABNs and letting them transfer delivery jobs to others in a move that will make it harder …
Staring down the barrel of a landmark judgment on its workers’ status, Uber folds
Uber has settled a legal challenge that struck at the heart of its business model and could have resulted in its drivers and riders being classified as employees, after three …
Fruit-picking wage-theft laws not enough to deal with farm-work exploitation
After speaking mainly to working holidaymakers and other migrants workers online for six months, I drove 2000 kilometres from my home office in Adelaide and began visiting beachside backpacker hostels, …
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