Gig workers to get rights to workers comp under NSW Labor election promise

Gig, disability and home care workers would also gain access to a portable entitlement scheme

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Uber delivery drivers and casual employees will be able to claim compensation if injured at work and take entitlements from job to job if Labor wins the New South Wales election.

New entitlements would make gig workers more resilient and make the labour environment less precarious in general, the state opposition said on Sunday.

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