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Food delivery workers are getting new minimum hourly pay rules

Thousands of Australian food delivery workers will receive new minimum pay rates and workplace protections from August 17 under a landmark Fair Work Commission order.
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From next Monday, August 17, thousands of food delivery workers across Australia will benefit fromĀ new workplace protections, including new minimum hourly rates of pay.

That’s because on Tuesday, a newĀ minimum standards orderĀ was handed down by an expert panel of the Fair Work Commission. The order covers ā€œemployee-likeā€ workers at digital on-demand delivery platforms.

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