COURIERS AND LIGHT VEHICLE OWNER-DRIVERS TO RECEIVE UNION-WON PAY INCREASES OF UP TO 11%

Thousands of owner-driver couriers across NSW will receive pay increases of between 7% and 11% from today, thanks to a TWU victory in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.

The rise in minimum pay rates comes amid massive increases in owner-drivers’ operating costs such as fuel and toll roads – the latter increasing by 2.1% today also.

Under the TWU’s successful changes to theGeneral Carriers Contract Determination and Courier and Taxi Truck Contract Determination, owner-drivers of smaller vehicles will see the following increases to their minimum rates of pay:

TWU NSW State Secretary Richard Olsen said the win would come as welcome relief at a time where owner-drivers were struggling to keep up with increases in operating costs and the cost of living.

“The minimum rates for owner-drivers with small vehicles have barely moved since they were first set 15 years ago. These increases won by the TWU are long overdue and will help owner-drivers keep up with costs such as fuel and toll roads which seem to never stop going up” Mr Olsen said.

“And the good news isn’t over yet – under the TWU’s successful application, drivers will receive similar increases on the 1^st July in 2023 and 2024 as well.”

The increased rates will also apply to Amazon Flex couriers, who will now be entitled to a minimum rate of $31.84 per hour.

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