澳大利亚公平工作委员会批准了一项具有里程碑意义的裁定，规定外卖配送员的最低时薪为31.30至32澳元（取决于车辆类型）[1]。这一标准将于2025年8月17日生效，适用于澳大利亚所有按需外卖配送平台及其工作人员[1]。该协议由运输工人工会与DoorDash、UberEats等平台联合申请[1]，并自2027年1月1日起，最低工资率将增加50美分[1]。
根据该新标准，配送工作者需自行维护第三方车辆保险，但平台需为其提供个人事故保险保障[1]。运输工人工会国家秘书迈克尔·凯恩将此举称为"世界领先"的决策[1]。澳大利亚职场关系部长阿曼达·里什沃思表示，这是"澳大利亚世界领先的零工工人保护措施的重大进展"[1]。
Australia's Fair Work Commission has approved a landmark minimum wage standard for food delivery workers, establishing an hourly rate of $31.30 to $32 depending on vehicle type, along with mandatory workers' compensation coverage [1]. The agreement, negotiated jointly by the Transport Workers' Union with platforms including DoorDash and UberEats, will take effect on August 17, 2025, and applies across all on-demand food delivery platforms operating in Australia [1].
Under the new framework, delivery workers must maintain their own third-party vehicle insurance, while platforms are required to provide personal accident insurance [1]. The minimum wage rate will increase by 50 cents from January 1, 2027 [1]. Transport Workers' Union National Secretary Michael Kaine characterized the standard as "world-leading," while Australian Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth described it as "a significant step forward" in the country's "world-leading protections for gig workers" [1].