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Changes are coming soon for the digital platform gig economy and road transport industry.
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We will soon have new functions relating to regulated workers.
Regulated workers are:
- 'employee-like' workers performing digital platform work, and
- regulated road transport contractors.
Our new powers start on a date to be proclaimed or from 26 August 2024.
They include:
- dealing with employee-like worker disputes about unfair deactivation from a digital platform
- dealing with unfair termination of contract disputes for regulated road transport contractors
- dealing with disputes about workplace delegates rights for regulated workers.
We will also have functions relating to regulated worker minimum standards.
These changes are the result of the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Act amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009.
- Read more about the Closing Loopholes Acts – what’s changing
Over the coming months, there will be:
- opportunities to share your views on how we plan to implement these new jurisdictions
- information to help workers and businesses understand how the changes may affect them.
Keep visiting this page or connect with us to stay up to date.
Staying up to date
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To find out about consultation processes and new information resources:
- Subscribe to our Regulated worker subscription service
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Find out how we are preparing for new regulated worker functions
The Fair Work Ombudsman will also publish valuable information about the changes in the months ahead. Connect with them by email subscription or via social media.