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Hospitality recruitment app Supp calls gig-workers contractors. Some users say it leads to casual work without entitlements

Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
After publishing: 1 description edited1 change
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 11 Aug, 03:24description edited
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    Exclusive : Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Concerns have been raised that workers using an increasingly popular Australian hospitality gig-work app may be missing out on entitlements such as superannuation by being hired as “independent contractors”, similar to delivery riders. Launched in Melbourne in 2017, Supp describes itself as a “jobs marketplace”, where...

    Exclusive : Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Concerns have been raised that workers using an increasingly popular Australian hospitality gig-work app may be missing out on entitlements such as superannuation by being hired as “independent contractors”, similar to delivery riders. Launched in Melbourne in...

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SuppMelbourneFair WorkFair Work Ombudsman

Who published it, and when

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The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing
ABC News (Australia)1 original report
8 Aug, 20:00over 4 days12 Aug, 19:02

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Sat, 8 August 2026

    1 report
    • The Guardian World20:00first to reportedited after publishing

      Exclusive : Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Concerns have been raised that workers using an increasingly popular Australian hospitality gig-work app may be missing out on entitlements such as superannuation by being hired as “independent contractors”, similar to delivery riders. Launched in Melbourne in...

  2. Wed, 12 August 2026

    1 report

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