‘Largest’ class action in country as lawsuit against Uber goes national

A major class action against Uber will be opened up to another three states, which could make it the largest class action in Australian history. Law firm Maurice Blackburn is …

Redefining workers in the platform economy: lessons from the Foodora bunfight

Had Foodora’s Australian operations not already gone into voluntary administration, the November 16 decision of the Fair Work Commission might well have finished the food-delivery company off. The commission upheld former courier Josh …

Samsung Electronics vows to pay compensation for ill workers by 2028

Samsung Electronics made an official apology and vowed to compensate workers for work-related illnesses such as leukemia from its local chips and display factory. This has been a long dispute …

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Employee, contractor or something else? Push to regulate gig economy

A food delivery company and a powerful union have proposed alternative ways of regulating gig economy workers to avoid lengthy court battles over whether they are really employees and not independent …

Indonesia’s Domestic Workers Need Urgent Protection

Indonesia’s domestic workers need legal protection at national legislation level. Protection of domestic workers’ bill, known as RUU PRT, was drafted in 2004 but has not been enacted until now. …

‘Uber Eats and Deliveroo should be very worried’: Ruling to reshape gig economy

Australia’s gig economy could be reshaped by a finding that a former Foodora delivery rider, unfairly dismissed, was an employee, not an independent contractor. Experts say the ruling last week by the …

Leaders vow zero cost jobs for migrant workers

Government officials and ministers from 12 labour source countries including Nepal have agreed to work together to relieve migrant workers from recruitment cost that they have to bear while applying …

Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836

Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836 Date: November 16, 2018 Tribunal: Fair Work Commission Issue: Unfair Dismissal Finding: Employee Decision: Klooger started working for Foodora on March …

Thousands of Myanmar migrants return home from Thailand amid crackdown

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers have been returning from Thailand as Bangkok intensified a crackdown on illegal workers, according a statement from the Myanmar Ministry of Home Affairs. “Migrants who …

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N.Korean worker seeks Dutch shipbuilder’s prosecution over labour abuses

A North Korean labourer has filed a landmark criminal complaint against a Dutch shipbuilding company that allegedly profited from the abuse of workers in its supply chain in Poland and …

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