Average prices for Uber’s rideshare and delivery services could rise by up to 85 per cent as a result of the Albanese government’s proposed shake-up to workplace rules, the company has claimed. As the Senate mulls proposed legislation that will enable the Fair Work Commission to set minimum standards andContinue Reading
The family of Burak Drogan, a 30-year old UberEats rider who was killed in a collision with a truck, has spoken out in favour of new minimum standards for gig workers. Speaking at a Senate inquiry which is examining the government’s proposed shake-up to workplace rules, Mr Drogan’s uncle YavuzContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has taken his jobs manifesto to the Queensland outback, visiting regional towns of Rockhampton, Winton, Longreach and Bundaberg. Released on Monday, the Treasurer’s 252-page jobs plan, which includes 31 ‘broad reform directions’, nine new ‘policy initiatives’ and a union-backed ambition of zero involuntary unemployment, was largely aContinue Reading
The price of having takeaway delivered or catching an Uber will rise under proposed changes to workplace rules, Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has conceded. The mooted changes will give Australia‘s industrial umpire – the Fair Work Commission – the power to create minimum standards, including pay andContinue Reading
Zoom, the video conferencing company that rose to fame during the COVID-19 pandemic, has ordered its Australian staff back to the office. Staff in the firm’s Sydney office – alongside their international colleagues – have joined employees at numerous other firms like Transurban and BHP, by being required to showContinue Reading