The budget might promise “jobs, jobs, jobs”, but it overlooks workers in the gig economy
While the budget allocates billions to getting Australians back into traditional employment, it does little for gig economy workers.
Most of the 111,000 net new jobs created in August were in the gig economy: Is this a sign of what’s to come?
Nationally, the jobs market is proving resilient, largely thanks to JobKeeper and JobSeeker, and the gig economy.
Delivery workers are now ‘essential’, so they deserve the rights extended to other employees
We're collectively relying on delivery workers to provide an essential service during social distancing, so we must consider what we owe them in return.
The sharing economy has made life easier — and better too
The rise of the sharing economy has seen the disruption of traditional structures, business practices and consumer-provider relationships.
