Tony Burke: 'big shift' in approach to gig economy workers
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Gig economy workers are categorised as contractors, and not entitled to basic workers rights, but the federal government plans to change that.
It comes after Uber announced an agreement with the Transport Workers Union to work together on minimum standards for drivers and food delivery workers.