{"id":42,"date":"2024-04-04T00:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T00:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightingforqueenslanders.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:40:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T00:40:40","slug":"its-time-to-deliver-workers-comp-for-gig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fightingforqueenslanders.com\/index.php\/its-time-to-deliver-workers-comp-for-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Its time to deliver workers&#8217; comp for gig"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b03a3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b03a3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d6e0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51d6e0d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aaaef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2aaaef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Digital Platform Workers<\/strong> (<em>gig workers<\/em>) are urging the State Government to pass legislation that will allow them to be covered by <strong>Queensland\u2019s Workers&#8217; Compensation scheme<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The existing insurances currently in place by some digital platform operators are insufficient to cover loss of income or medical expenses when workers are injured or killed.<\/p><p>Under Queensland\u2019s nation-leading workers\u2019 compensation scheme a worker who is unable to work due to an injury receives <strong>85% of their normal weekly earnings<\/strong> for 6 months, then 75% for up to two years, all while having their <strong>medical expenses paid<\/strong> when recovering from the injury.<\/p><p>To find out more how expanding Workers\u2019 Compensation will benefit you and to compare Queensland\u2019s Workers Compensation scheme to your platform operator\u2019s join our mailing list.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca9450 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ca9450\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf675da elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf675da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border:0px;\" width=400 height=800 src=\"https:\/\/forms.swiftfoxcrm.com\/survey?t=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdXJ2ZXlJZCI6IjExIiwidGVuYW50IjoidGhlLXF1ZWVuc2xhbmQtY291bmNpbC1vZi11bmlvbnMiLCJpYXQiOjE3MTIxODk2NzR9.OThqCqgzS8zldF9GFwk_yR14vv3q_OrgJDkn-SqRKvU\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Platform Workers (gig workers) are urging the State Government to pass legislation that will allow them to be covered by Queensland\u2019s Workers&#8217; Compensation scheme. 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