Irrespective of the employment status of the worker, workers earn at least a local minimum wage, or there is a policy which requires payment above this level.

The threshold for 1.1 is based on the level for a local minimum wage^[1]. Workers on the platform must earn more than the minimum wage rate in their working time^[2], and this can be evidenced by either:

• A policy that guarantees the workers receive at least the local minimum wage in their active hours; or
• The provision of transaction data or summary statistics.

In the case of (b), the platform is asked to submit a weekly earnings table^[3] that averages worker earnings and worker hours for any three-month period over the previous twelve months.

Workers earn at least the local minimum wage after work-related costs, or there is a policy which requires payment above this level.

The threshold for the minimum wage plus costs varies between different kinds of platform work. In order to establish a threshold, the platform is asked to provide an estimate for work-related costs, which are then checked (by the Fairwork team) through worker interviews.^[4]

To be awarded this point, there must be either:

• A policy that guarantees workers earn at least the local minimum wage plus costs; or
• Evidence from the platform that workers earn at least the local minimum wage plus costs.

If the platform has completed Table 1^[5], the mean weekly earnings minus the estimated work-related costs must be above the local minimum wage.

There are policies to protect workers from risks that arise from the processes of work.

This threshold requires the platform to ensure that there are safe working conditions, and that potential harms are minimised^[6]. For 2.1, this means identifying the task-specific risks that are involved for the worker, for example, if a vehicle is used, or there is interaction with customers. The specific practices leading to the awarding of this point may vary by the type of work and risks involved.

To be awarded a point for 2.1, the platform must be able to demonstrate that:

• There are policies or practices in place that protect workers’ health and safety from task-specific risks.

There are proactive measures to protect and promote the health and safety of workers or improve working conditions.

For 2.2, the threshold is higher, involving practices that go beyond addressing the task specific risks addressed by 2.1. This means a policy that goes beyond ameliorating the direct task-specific risks, by promoting greater health and safety or improvements in working conditions, beyond what is specified by local regulations for employment. For example, an insurance policy that covers workplace accidents would meet the threshold for 2.1, while one that also covers the worker or their family outside of work would meet 2.2. As policies and practices may be focused on the specific form of work, the examples that meet the threshold may vary by the type of work.

To be awarded a point for 2.2, the platform must be able to demonstrate:

• There is a documented policy (or policies) that promotes the health and safety of workers or improves working conditions, going beyond addressing task-specific risks.

The terms and conditions are transparent, concise, and provided to workers in an accessible form.

The threshold for 3.1 involves demonstrating that the terms and conditions of the contract issued to workers are available in an accessible form.^[7] Platforms must demonstrate that the contracts are accessible for workers at all times, whether through the app itself or direct communication with the worker. This is necessary for workers to understand the requirements of their work. The contracts should be easily understandable by workers, and available in the language/languages commonly spoken by the workers on the platform.

To be awarded a point for 3.1, the platform must be able to demonstrate all of the following:

• The contract is written in clear and comprehensible language that the worker could be expected to understand; and,
• The contract is issued in the language/languages spoken by workers on the platform; and,
• The contract is available for workers to access at all times.

The party contracting with the worker must be subject to local law and must be identified in the contract. If workers are genuinely self-employed^[8], platforms must show that the contract is free of clauses that unreasonably exclude liability on the part of the platform.

The threshold for 3.2 involves the platforms showing that the contract issued to workers accurately describes the relationship between the platform, the workers, and the users. If there is an unresolved dispute over the nature of the employment relationship, a point will not be awarded.

To be awarded a point for 3.2, the platform must be able to show that:

• The employment status of the workers is accurately defined in the contract issued by the platform; and,
• There is no unresolved dispute about the nature of the employment relationship; or,
• The self-employed status of the worker is adequately demonstrated and free from unreasonable clauses.

There is a documented process through which workers can be heard, can appeal decisions affecting them, and be informed of the reasons behind those decisions. There is a clear channel of communication to workers involving the ability to appeal management decisions or deactivation.

The threshold for 4.1 involves a platform demonstrating the existence of clearly defined processes for communication between workers and the platform. This includes access by workers to a platform representative, and the ability to discuss decisions made about the worker. Platforms must be able to evidence that information about these processes is also easily accessible to workers.

To be awarded a point for 4.1, the platform must be able to show all of the following:

• The contract includes a documented channel for workers to communicate with a designated representative of the platform; and,
• The contract includes a documented process for workers to appeal disciplinary decisions or deactivations; and,
• The platform interface features a channel for workers to communicate with the platform; and,
• The platform interface features a process for workers to appeal disciplinary decisions or deactivations; and,
• In the case of deactivations, the appeals process must be available to workers who no longer have access to the platform.

There is evidence that the platform is actively seeking to prevent discrimination against workers from disadvantaged groups.

To be awarded a point for 4.2, the platform should demonstrate the following:

• It has a policy which guarantees that the platform will not discriminate against persons on the grounds of race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other status which is protected against discrimination in local law; and,
• Where persons from a disadvantaged group (such as women) are significantly underrepresented among its workers, it has a plan to identify and remove barriers to access by persons from that group, resulting in improved representation; and
• It takes practical measures to promote equality of opportunity for workers from disadvantaged groups, including reasonable accommodation for pregnancy, disability, and religion or belief; and
• If algorithms are used to determine access to work or remuneration, these are transparent and do not result in inequitable outcomes for workers from historically or currently disadvantaged groups; and
• It has mechanisms to reduce the risk of users discriminating against any group of workers in accessing and carrying out work.

There is a documented process through which worker voice can be expressed. There is no evidence of freedom of association being prevented by the platform. There is no evidence that platforms refuse to communicate with designated representatives of workers.

The first step for the justification of 5.1 is establishing the platform’s attitude towards and engagement with the workers’ voice. This includes both listening to and responding to worker voice when raised with the platform, as well as clearly documenting for workers the process for engaging the platform in dialogue. Workers should be able to freely organise and associate with one another, regardless of employment status. Workers must not suffer discrimination for doing so. This includes the freedom to associate beyond the remit of organisational spaces (for example, via instant messaging applications).^[9]

To be awarded a point for 5.1, a platform must be able to demonstrate that:

• There is a documented process for the expression of worker voice.

There is a collective body of workers that is publicly recognised and the platform is prepared to cooperate with collective representation and bargaining (or publicly commits to recognise a collective body where none yet exists).

This threshold requires the platform to engage with, or be prepared to engage with, collective bodies of workers that could take part in collective representation or bargaining. The collective body must be independent of the platform, and the majority of its members must be workers of the platform. It may be an official trade union, or alternatively a network or association of workers. Where such organisations do not exist, the platform can sign a public statement to indicate that they support the formation of a collective body.

To be awarded the point, the platform must:

• Publicly recognise an independent, collective body of workers or trade union and not have refused to participate in collective representation or bargaining. If such a body does not exist, it must:
• Sign a public statement of its willingness to recognise a collective body of workers or trade union.