Workers' compensation doesn't cover gig workers – here's a way to protect them
- Written by David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations, Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing, Griffith University
Many gig workers are vulnerable to work-related accidents, so what can be done to ensure they are insured for injury and illness?Sam Saunders/Flickr, CC BY-SAThe rise in digital platforms supporting the gig economy is the most significant recent change to the nature of work. Concern is growing that some of these platforms can shift costs and risk t...
