More than 70 serious injuries for food delivery riders in NSW in one year

More than 70 serious injuries to food delivery workers were recorded last year in NSW, with the state’s work safety authority also warning companies of the significant risks posed to untrained riders often working on student visas.

“It was observed that HungryPanda food delivery riders using motorcycles are on international student visa, are riding using overseas licenses and they are not provided with adequate instruction, information and training to understand the risks associated with the work and to operate safely,” the notice said.

Inquiry chair and opposition gig economy spokesman Daniel Mookhey said he expected the Uber representatives to explain to the inquiry the company’s “ghastly safety record”.“If their injury rate is so high, it’s clear we can’t trust them to write their own rules. They need to tell us about the steps they’ve taken to make sure no one else dies riding with their platform,” Mr Mookhey said.

“As we work through potential enhanced regulatory options, I’ve sent our inspectors are out in force ensuring the gig economy both understands, and is complying with, NSW’s Work Health and Safety legislation,” he said.But TWU secretary Michael Kaine said the taskforce was not addressing the root cause of the problem, which was the financial and time pressures riders were put under.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

Rabe9 Bike courier's legally have to be engaged as employees- with all the associated benefits like sick leave, paid holidays and super. These guys get nothing. You deliver an envelope you're covered. You deliver a hamburger you get nothing

Rabe9 The majority of 2-wheeled commuters appear to ride as if the are invincible. Lane (splitting) filtering laws exacerbate that sense.

Rabe9 Bike couriers have always been this. For decades they've been criss crossing their way across CBDs attempting to cheat death and getting themselves killed. This was long before food delivery fraudsters arrived on the scene, they've just now increased the frequency of them.

Rabe9 Employers have to stop exploitation of workers

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