Amazon Flex drivers to get minimum rates in world first
Amazon Flex gig-style drivers have been granted enforceable minimum pay rates for the first time in the world after a landmark decision by the NSW industrial relations tribunal.
The historic ruling, which Amazon was not involved in, will see NSW couriers who use their cars to transport customers' orders earn at least $37.80 an hour by July 1, 2025, about a 40 per cent increase from the online giant's current pay.
Amazon Flex workers currently earn $108 for four-hour blocks of work. Dreamstime/TNS
Amazon Flex drivers are independent contractors and are not subject to employment regulation or minimum wages.
However, the Transport Workers Union has for the past two years negotiated with operators including Toll, Global Express and FedEx, and employer groups such as AiGroup and NSW Business, to expand NSW owner driver laws – which set minimum rates for truck drivers – to include light vehicles.
TWU national secretary Michael Kaine said NSW was the first jurisdiction in the world to mandate enforceable rates for Amazon Flex drivers.
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