More than 500 Coles supermarkets nationwide will start selling goods on Uber Eats under a pact between the two companies that involves gig economy workers going into stores to pick and pack customers’ groceries from the shelves.
More than 500 Coles supermarkets nationwide will start selling goods on Uber Eats under a pact between the two companies that kicks off with 40 stores in Melbourne and involves gig economy workers going into stores to pick and pack customers’ groceries from the shelves.
, launched on Thursday with varying delivery fees at 40 Melbourne Coles outlets. It will roll out to more than 500 Coles stores over coming months. The move puts Uber’s riders and drivers in effective competition with Coles’ own workforce of delivery drivers and order packers. Unlike Coles staff, Uber couriers have no minimum guaranteed wage or leave entitlements.
“Using Uber in the way that’s being described would appear to fundamentally undermine the minimum conditions ... for pickers, packers and drivers working for Coles,” said Cullinan., which is much larger than RAFFWU and has been critical of the gig economy sector, but welcomed the presence of Uber couriers at Coles.
“We will monitor this hawkishly to make sure it lives up to its potential,” Kaine said in a statement.In a brief statement, an Uber spokeswoman said: “We're excited to be extending our partnership with Coles to bring the largest national on-demand grocery delivery offering to Aussie customers, with thousands of fresh produce and everyday grocery items available for order on-demand.”