Gig economy workers will be able to collectively bargain for their rates under a new exemption from competition laws for small businesses and independent contractors.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s authorisation for companies with less than $10 million turnover to collectively negotiate with suppliers or customers from early next year has been labelled “a big step forward” for Uber and Deliveroo workers by experts, despite limitations.
The class exemption, covering some 98 per cent of all businesses, will mean owner-drivers, gig workers, franchisees, construction subcontractors, general practitioners and others can act collectively without fear of breaching cartel or price-fixing laws.
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