Australia sets 'world-leading' pay and insurance rules for gig delivery workers

Australia's industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to be paid hourly rates above the national minimum wage and ​covered by injury insurance while on the job.

Delivery drivers in Australia are to be guaranteed "world-leading" higher pay and insurance cover on the job. The move could be a model for other countries.

Australia sets 'world-leading' minimum pay and insurance rules for gig delivery workers  Reuters

Elias Bitar/Getty From next Monday, August 17, thousands of food delivery workers across Australia will benefit from new workplace protections – including new minimum hourly rates of pay. That’s because on Tuesday, a new minimum standards order was handed down by an expert panel of the Fair Work Commission. The order c

Fair Work Commission issues a new minimum standards order for gig workers to come into effect 17 August Delivery drivers in Australia will be paid a minimum rate of $31.30 an hour and insured for injuries on the job under a landmark agreement approved by the industrial umpire. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) on Tuesday