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Fair Work fight on Uber Eats starts

A Fair Work challenge against UberEats will have “enormous” implications for the regulation of the gig economy, according to Transport Workers Union national secretary Michael Kaine. The Transport Workers...

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...

Push for new gig economy laws

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The debate over the need for further legislation to better regulate the gig economy has been reignited following a “devastating” Fair Work Ombudsman decision handed down late last week....

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...

Time to regulate the gig economy?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal opposition has backed a campaign calling for new legislation to address worker exploitation in the gig economy, while the government warns against “unnecessary regulation”. The Transport Workers...

Albo on automation and future jobs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Labor opposition by way of Anthony Albanese is attempting to come to terms with mass automation of jobs and the so-called ‘gig’ economy where everyone’s a freelancer. Automation and...
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