Australian food delivery workers had pay cut amid increased pandemic demand

Food delivery riders testifying before a NSW inquiry say despite high demand, they are earning less and not covered for medical expenses if injured on the job

Food delivery riders say their hourly rates of pay are being cut during the pandemic, even as demand rises, meaning that food delivery companies like UberEats and Deliveroo are profiting off “both sides” of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Three food delivery riders were killed in the space of a month in October, in three separate road collisions in Sydney and Melbourne.

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