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Gig Worker Rights Checker — FWC Minimum Standards

Platform

Hours per week

Weekly earnings before fees (AUD)

Platform fee %

Uber rideshare ~25-30%, food delivery ~30-35%, Airtasker ~20%

Weekly costs (vehicle/data/etc., AUD)

Gross hourly

$40.00

Before platform fees

After platform fees

$29.20

$876/week

After costs

$23.20

$696/week net

BELOW FWC MINIMUM

$-3.30/hr

vs FWC indicative minimum of $32.50/hr for rideshare

Approximately $99 per week below the minimum

Right to challenge unfair deactivation at the FWC under s536LB (since 26 Aug 2024)
Right to collectively bargain through a registered organisation
Right to a written reason for any deactivation
Minimum-standards order applies — entitled to at least the FWC's set rate for rideshare work
Right to dispute platform's failure to pay the minimum at the FWC

Your effective rate is below the FWC minimum — apply to the FWC under Part 3A-1 for the shortfall (~$99 per week).

If the platform deactivated you without cause: lodge an unfair deactivation application with the FWC within 21 days of being told.

Track your hours, earnings, and costs in writing — the FWC weighs contemporaneous records heavily.

Consider running the Contractor-or-Employee classifier — if you're actually an employee, you have stronger protections.

• Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Chapter 3A — Employee-like workers
• Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 — in effect 26 August 2024
• FWC minimum-standards orders — issued for rideshare and food delivery sectors
• Indicative rates above are weighted averages — actual rates vary by region/time
• Last verified 2026-05-02.