Adl RideShare Correspondance - Federal Government

Update: 18/09/2024

On Wednesday 18 September 2024, our group witness submission (Inquiry into the Digital Transformation of Workplaces - Submission 65) was loaded to: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Employment_Education_and_Training/DigitalTransformation/Submissions.

This submission represents the collective voice of the South Australian rideshare drivers, primarily members of the “Adelaide Rideshare Drivers Group (Uber, Didi, Ola, etc.)” on Facebook. The submission can be downloaded from the above link, or a copy can be accessed via this link:

Sub065-South-Australian-Rideshare-Drivers-Group.pdf (ads19.com)

The submission refers to

this video: https://youtu.be/Q-FnGsZDNio?si=5VTMIIGHlFVgBuD2 (Adelaide Rideshare driver guidelines as at 15 August 2024 & why we need them. Info from MMM & ABC) and
this survey https://forms.gle/KSsvXGYf5YS9FwDp8 which gathered feedback from 80 rideshare drivers in Adelaide between 2 and 7 September 2024. Of the 80 drivers who participated in the survey, 77 identified as male and 3 as female.

Submission Highlights include:

Statements to the Terms of Reference

Appendix A: General driver responses from 80 participants (as of 7 September 2024)
Appendix B: Impact on drivers if rideshare were no longer an option (Q20)
Appendix C: Positive/negative aspects of recent reforms and tech changes (Q27)
Appendix D: How drivers are addressing job security concerns (Q29)
Appendix E: Has job satisfaction improved with recent reforms? (Q32)
Appendix F: Feedback on pick-up/drop-off (PUDO) zones (Q14)
Appendix G: Additional comments and open-ended responses (Q36)
Appendix H: Key questions we've raised with South Australian MPs on behalf of taxpayers and rideshare drivers
Appendix I: Report on the rapid growth of automated decision-making and machine learning in the industry

Link to final report: The Future of Work