17/08/2026
Racing has many issues, remaining competitive as a tax provider to govt is clearly the main one.
For trainers , the cost of employment and its insurance costs is perhaps the #1 issue.
Today ‘gig’ workers in Aust received a great new deal on their ‘accident insurance’ and a ‘guaranteed pay’ $31.39 per hour
Yet racing employees and their employers remain with some of the highest rates of workers insurance of any industry. The unions, the ATA and the PRA’s should be embarrassed by the new deal for ‘gig’ and the same old excuses for the racing industry. All those supposedly talented people managing this industry and they haven’t improved employment and insurance costs in a decade.
The gig get 👇
Personal Accident Insurance: Delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash must provide a reasonable minimum level of injury coverage while you are on an active job
Guaranteed Pay: Covered delivery drivers also receive a minimum pay safety net of at least $31.30 per hour during engaged delivery time.
Australia's industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to be paid hourly rates above the national minimum wage and covered by injury insurance while on the job.
