Uber Eats prices could rise under new gig worker wage laws

Uber Eats could cost even more for customers if the government’s workplace reform delivers new wage laws.

The Labor Government announced on Thursday the need for fairer working conditions in Australia’s gig economy, which uses online platforms to connect individuals providing services with consumers.

Ride-share services such as Uber and Didi, UberEats and MenuLog and other food delivery services, and service outsourcing platforms such as Airtasker all fall within the gig working industry, along with many roles in the NDIS and aged care sector.

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The sector is in what workplace relations minister Tony Burke called a “loophole”, in a National Press Club speech which announced the government’s plans to close it.

He admitted there could be some “modest pass through” because of the reforms, but “we are talking about some of the lowest paid people in Australia”.

“If that means there’s a tiny bit extra you pay when your pizza arrives to your door and they’re more likely to be safe on the roads getting there, then I reckon it’s a pretty small price to pay,” Burke said.

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus said on Thursday: “These loopholes are being used by Business simply to drive down wages.”

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