The ride-hailing app Uber is proven on a smartphone, Could 14, 2015. (Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Experience-sharing large Uber Applied sciences is asking on the Doug Ford authorities to spice up minimal wages for gig staff in Ontario to $18 an hour and legislate a brand new moveable advantages bundle for platform-based workers.
CTV Information Toronto has realized Uber Canada despatched a letter to each provincial authorities this week calling for brand new "legislative requirements" for app-based staff as a rising variety of Canadians depend on know-how firms for his or her revenue.
The letter addressed to Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton, obtained by CTV Information Toronto, outlines plenty of measures that the corporate claims would "considerably enhance the standard of app-based work."
Amongst them, the corporate is urging the federal government to extend minimal wage for gig staff to $18 an hour -- up from the present $15 per hour — to account for time spent ready for jobs, in addition to different bills, similar to fuel and insurance coverage.
The corporate made the identical request of different provincial governments calling for them to extend the earnings ground to 120 per cent of minimal wage, to account for bills similar to gasoline and insurance coverage.
Uber can be calling for a "advantages fund" that might give gig staff who've a mean of 20 hours of "engaged time" on an app entry to cash for well being and dental advantages.
The corporate can be urging the federal government to legislate termination pay, occupational accident protection and the fitting to hitch a union.
Whereas the Ford authorities has been engaged on reforms for these within the gig economic system — together with a conveyable advantages bundle — it is unclear precisely when the province will overhaul the working situations for app-based workers.
Whereas McNaughton did not say whether or not Uber's recommendations have been into account, the minister issued a terse assertion on the letter.
"If app-based firms don't shield their staff, our authorities will do it for them," McNaughton mentioned in a short assertion Thursday night time.
McNaughton beforehand mentioned the federal government will appoint an advisory panel in March to analysis potential choices for a conveyable well being, dental and imaginative and prescient care plan -- however mentioned the ultimate suggestions will solely be made in July, one month after the election.
The five-member panel could be tasked with assembly with staff, labour teams and employers and researching the restricted examples of moveable advantages earlier than giving the provincial authorities a variety of choices.
Uber just lately entered into an settlement with non-public sector union United Meals and Business Staff Canada UFCW to characterize 100,000 Canadian drivers and couriers and mentioned, within the letter, that the proposed reforms are primarily based on suggestions from drivers.
The letter to the federal government was additionally despatched on behalf of UFCW.
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