Commentary The Australian Labor Party and the trade unions have been waging a war against what they call “insecure work” and contracting for some years, but it is only now they are in power that the reality is starting to dawn on employers. Take BHP. The mining giant complains that the cost of Labor’s “Same Job. Same…
Labor Reshaping Australia’s IR System to Fit the Union Vision
June 1, 2023
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Biden Policies Could Spell the End of Freelance Contractors, Republicans Say
Republican members of Congress say President Joe Biden’s administration is waging war on independent contractors. Democrats counter that they are trying to ensure workers are not exploited and businesses compete on a level playing field. Kim Kavin, a freelance writer from New Jersey, said this is not a partisan issue. “Our members have voted for…
Common Tax Mistakes of Gig Workers
March 9, 2023
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More and more people are becoming gig workers due to the massive layoffs in recent days. It can be an excellent way to get some short-term income—and some people find that they can make more money through gigs than with a full-time job. Of course, you can expect to pay some taxes anytime income is…
BC’s Plan to Regulate the Gig Economy Could Be the Start of a Long Fight
British Columbia is developing a plan to regulate its gig economy, which includes drivers for ride-share and delivery apps such as Uber, as well as independent contractors in many fields. Similar attempts at regulation in other jurisdictions have led to years-long legal battles and calls for amendments, most notably in California, which was one of…
Numbers and Profile of Canadians Working for Ride-Sharing and Delivery Apps Revealed
The gig and digital economy has expanded in recent years, with the rapid growth of services such as food delivery, but just how many Canadians depend on it to put bread on their own table or to make ends meet at the end of the month? Statistics Canada released a new set of data pertaining…
Food Delivery Service Deliveroo Closes Shop in Australia, 15,000 Riders Left on the Wayside
Online food delivery service Deliveroo has “immediately” ceased operations in Australia, leaving over 15,000 workers in limbo. The company went into voluntary administration after its UK parent company, Deliveroo PLC, decided to cease funding and exit the Australian market. “It is with deep regret that Deliveroo is taking the difficult decision to end our operations…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Truckers’ Challenge to AB5, California’s Anti-Freelancing Law
July 3, 2022
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The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to California’s “radical” worker-classification law that virtually outlaws independent contracting, including independent trucking, and clamps down on the so-called gig economy. The ruling has the effect of ending a temporary stay preventing enforcement of the law, known as AB5, against motor carriers while the appeal to the Supreme…
Australian High Court Decision Draws Line Between Employee and Independent Contractor
The High Court of Australia on Wednesday handed down two landmark decisions that provide greater clarity on the definition of employee and contractor, which may have major ramifications for gig economy workers. The High Court bench unanimously determined in one case that two truck drivers who worked for a company for 40 years under a…
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trucker Challenge of California Anti-Gig Law
The Supreme Court will not consider a challenge by Cal Cartage Transportation Express, a trucking company, to that state’s unusually restrictive worker-classification law that virtually outlaws independent contracting. Independent truckers say the California law known as AB5, which took effect Jan. 1, 2020, will kill their industry by preventing companies from hiring them. The statute,…
Uber Drivers Are Workers, UK Top Court Rules
Britain’s Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are workers rather than self-employed, in a landmark ruling that may have implications for the rest of the gig economy. Uber drivers are currently treated as self-employed, meaning that by law they are only afforded minimal protections, a status the Silicon Valley-based company sought to…
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