Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)
At-home care provider Mable has become the latest gig economy business to tack employee-like benefits to its business model, declaring workers will soon have the option to automatically remit superannuation contributions from their pay cheques.
But the move comes as Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke foreshadows new regulation over the gig work sector, declaring insecure work has spread like a “cancer” through the Australian economy.
On Friday, Mable, a platform connecting aged care, disability, and NDIS support workers with clients, announced the self-employed contractors who provide those services will soon be free to opt-in to automatic superannuation deductions.
Under the current system, gig economy operators are not required to pass on benefits like superannuation, sick leave, or minimum wage protections to workers, as they technically work as independent contractors.
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