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Cabbie's deactivation claim kicked to the kerb
A taxi driver is ineligible to make an unfair deactivation claim because he has greater bargaining power and more control over his work than gig workers, the FWC has ruled after closely examining legislative definitions of "digital labour platform" and "employee-like workers".
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