Delivery drivers will get minimum wage in Australia’s ‘world-first’ deal. Is it fair – and will Uber Eats cost more?

The new ‘minimum wage’ deal will ensure workers’ average pay does not fall below a minimum rate. Photograph: Jeremy Piper/Reuters

From Monday, an Uber or Doordash delivery driver in Australia will earn at least $31.30 an hour – a milestone for gig economy workers who have struggled with low pay and lack of protections for over a decade.

The union hailed its deal with DoorDash and Uber Eats – the two organisations that control most of Australia’s food delivery market – as a “world first”.