澳大利亚公平工作委员会批准了针对食品和杂货配送工人的新劳动标准[1]。根据新规定，配送员每小时至少获得31.30澳元[1]，这一标准高于澳大利亚法定最低工资26.44澳元[1]。此外，相关企业需要为工人提供合理水平的工作事故保险[1]。
该新规定将于2026年8月17日正式生效[1]，预计影响约25万名工人[1]。时薪计算仅限工人被聘用的时间段，即从接取工作到完成配送的时段[1]。这一改革被视为澳大利亚零工经济发展中的里程碑式进展[1]。
Australia's Fair Work Commission has approved new standards for food and grocery delivery workers, establishing a minimum hourly rate of A$31.30 and mandating workplace injury insurance coverage [1]. The regulations take effect on August 17, 2026, and are expected to affect approximately 250,000 workers across the country [1]. This development marks a significant milestone in Australia's gig economy, setting wages substantially above the national statutory minimum of A$26.44 per hour [1].
Under the new framework, companies must provide reasonable levels of workers' compensation insurance for delivery personnel [1]. The hourly rate applies only to time workers are actively engaged—calculated from when they accept an assignment until they complete the delivery [1]. The move reflects growing international momentum toward gig worker protections, following the United Nations' International Labour Organization's adoption of a global gig economy treaty in June 2023 [1].