August
Landmark bid for gig worker pay prompts warning of ‘legal chaos’
Transport Workers Union applies to set minimum rates for food delivery workers, truck drivers and couriers just days after government’s laws came into effect.
- David Marin-Guzman
July
Uber cuts prices – but also pay rates for drivers
The company is expected to pull prices back by up to 5 per cent despite rising costs of insurance and fuel.
- Nick Bonyhady
May
- Exclusive
- Executive shake-up
New Uber bosses to see through gig economy transition
There will be new heads of both Uber and Uber Eats in Australia, ahead of gig economy rules that threaten to significantly raise its cost of doing business.
- Paul Smith
Uber’s new retail boss has a plan to shake up groceries in Australia
Susan Anderson says online penetration for the $130 billion Australian grocery sector is still low. She predicts a big step change within the next few years.
- Patrick Durkin
April
This billionaire sees a four-day week coming
Steve Cohen has invested in golf courses because he predicts the dawn of the four-day work week will leave people with more time for leisure.
- Katherine Burton
January
No easy task for would-be Airtasker acquirers, shares spike
Shares in the Tim Fung-founded company surged 35 per cent over five days in January.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
November 2023
- Exclusive
- Uber
Labor makes concessions on gig economy laws
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has sought to address Uber’s concerns over Labor’s proposed gig worker conditions by limiting penalty rates.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Has Uber finally solved its ‘employee’ problem?
A settlement in New York shows the preconditions necessary for the rideshare company to settle its fight with the government over pay rules.
- Nick Bonyhady
October 2023
- Opinion
- Industrial relations
These IR changes are not ‘modest’ but breathtakingly naive
Piling new cost and complexity on to employers will do anything except create secure new jobs.
- Innes Willox
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
More machines and casuals the cost of Labor’s workplace rules
Past industrial relations changes making it harder to sack workers led to the hiring of more casual staff and the replacement of workers with machines, new research reveals.
- John Kehoe
Australia is Uber’s crown jewel after ‘collections’ surge to $9.2b
But new labour laws are likely to mean the company’s customers face higher prices as wages go up. The TWU says the jump in sales supports the need for change.
- Updated
- Nick Bonyhady
Menulog warns of $15 price rise unless value of gig work enshrined
Managing director Morten Belling says the Closing Loopholes Bill does not recognise that workers prefer the “dynamic earnings” of gig work that lifts pay with demand.
- David Marin-Guzman
DoorDash fears food delivery prices could triple under gig worker laws
The on-demand delivery service claims “the sky is effectively the limit” under the government’s bill to set minimum conditions for gig workers.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Industrial relations
Radical casual work overhaul will cost jobs
That is not just the belief of increasingly anxious big and small organisations across the country; it is the considered view of a leading industrial relations barrister.
- Bran Black
Uber warns of 85pc price rise under Labor’s gig economy laws
Modelling by the digital platform shows it may have to lift rideshare and food delivery prices by 60 to 85 per cent if it’s forced to pay gig workers penalty rates.
- David Marin-Guzman
September 2023
Why this Newcastle doctor switched from scrubs to video games
Michael Pomroy made about $140,000 last year playing construction and building games online and posting videos about them after burning out as a doctor.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Opinion
- Industrial relations
‘Closing loopholes’ law opens minefields for freelancers
With no clear line defined between casual and permanent employment, the proposed legal framework will create new levels of uncertainty for businesses.
- Katie Sweatman and Brad Popple
- Analysis
- Industrial relations
Labor’s gig worker laws are far more radical than they look
It’s the gig worker laws that may have just opened the door for Labor to radically shape what an independent contractor looks like across the economy.
- David Marin-Guzman
Labor laws risk double standard for gig workers: experts
Gig economy workers who use platforms such as Uber eats could be treated differently to those who use traditional notice boards to pick up work under Labor’s new workplace laws.
- Tess Bennett and David Marin-Guzman
Airtasker may be caught in the gig economy laws
Airtasker’s apparent exclusion from Labor’s gig economy laws while other online marketplaces are included has sparked controversy.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman