Gig economy
Foodora offers to pay less than half amount claimed by creditors
The German parent of collapsed food delivery company Foodora Australia is offering to pay back less than half the wages, superannuation and tax bill claimed by creditors including workers and the Tax Office.
- by Anna Patty
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Driving into a Google-dependent future
Google's first concern is itself and its clients. But its services are so useful I don't really mind when it screws me.
- by Crispin Hull
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Uber
'When I first started the money was very good': ride-share drivers feeling the squeeze
When Emmett D'Urso started working as a ride-share driver four years ago, he was earning up to $45 per hour. He now earns $16 an hour.
- by Anna Patty
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Uber
What it's really like to be an Uber driver
I’m a 51-year-old married father of three, living at Sydney’s Hornsby Heights, and I’ve been a full-time Uber driver for over two and a half years.
- by Patrick Carr as told to Rosamund Burton
Fair Work
Foodora had an 'interest' in delivery riders promoting company logo
But they were employed as independent contractors and did not represent the company, former company director Lisa Bushnell says.
- by Anna Patty
Uber
Uber to pay $204m to settle data breach cover-up
Uber has agreed to a costly resolution to one of the biggest embarrassments and legal tangles the ride-hailing company has suffered.
Uber
Uber in early talks to buy Deliveroo: sources
A bid would mark a major attempt by Uber to dominate the food-delivery business in Europe.
Technology and democracy
'Future of Work' inquiry calls for review of casual, gig workers
Australia is at least a decade behind on planning for a changing global economy, says the head of the Senate’s committee into the future of work.
- by Emma Koehn
Gig economy
On your bike: Deliveroo wants restaurants to BYO riders
Deliveroo will enable restaurants to use their own delivery systems as the food delivery platform pledges to hit 12,000 restaurant mark.
- by Emma Koehn
Opinion
Gig economy
Where is the gig economy taking us?
The implications for the community are broader than pay and conditions.
- by Tony Featherstone