Compensating Work Injuries for Precarious Workers: An Historical Perspective

Munton, JR; Harvey, K

Compensating Work Injuries for Precarious Workers: An Historical Perspective

Munton, JR Harvey, K

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Publisher:: Australian Institute of Employment Rights
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Work and Ideas, 2023, 2023, pp. 1-27
Issue Date:: 2023-11-16

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dc.contributor.author	Munton, JR
dc.contributor.author	Harvey, K
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-16T22:43:47Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-16T22:43:47Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-16
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Work and Ideas, 2023, 2023, pp. 1-27
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173440
dc.description.abstract	Media attention to serious accidents affecting on-demand food delivery workers has prompted debate about whether (and if so how) such workers should be provided with insurance coverage for work related injury. This article reviews current workers’ compensation laws in the Australian states, and interrogates the historical rationale for the introduction of special provisions deeming certain kinds of workers as ‘employees’ for the purpose of coverage notwithstanding that they were not engaged under employment contracts. We discover that arguments which convinced parliaments in the 1900s, 1920s and 1950s to include the likes of ‘tributers’ and ‘pick up’ workers in the past, are equally persuasive today.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Australian Institute of Employment Rights
dc.publisher	https://www.aierights.com.au/journal/
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dc.title	Compensating Work Injuries for Precarious Workers: An Historical Perspective
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2023
utslib.location.activity	Australia
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
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dc.date.updated	2023-11-16T22:43:46Z
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Abstract:

Media attention to serious accidents affecting on-demand food delivery workers has prompted debate about whether (and if so how) such workers should be provided with insurance coverage for work related injury. This article reviews current workers’ compensation laws in the Australian states, and interrogates the historical rationale for the introduction of special provisions deeming certain kinds of workers as ‘employees’ for the purpose of coverage notwithstanding that they were not engaged under employment contracts. We discover that arguments which convinced parliaments in the 1900s, 1920s and 1950s to include the likes of ‘tributers’ and ‘pick up’ workers in the past, are equally persuasive today.

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