This page includes resources for workplaces in the Taxi and Ride Share Services industries on work health and safety, workers’ compensation and COVID-19.
We also have information for the Public Transport industry.
Taxi and ride sharing services provide transportation for passengers in vehicles. These may include:
- hire car services (with driver)
- road passenger transport, other than public transport
- ride share services (e.g. Uber), and
- taxi services.
Workplaces may include the vehicles used by drivers and the public roads they drive on, as well as pick-up and drop-off locations and vehicle depots.
To ensure this information is as accessible and easy to understand as possible, we refer to ‘employers’ and their responsibilities.
However, under the model WHS laws, duties apply to any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) which includes employers, but also others who engage workers. For more information about who is a PCBU see our Interpretive Guideline – model Work Health and Safety Act – the meaning of ‘person conducting a business or undertaking'.
The model WHS laws have been implemented in all jurisdictions except Victoria and Western Australia.
Safe Work Australia does not regulate or enforce WHS laws or the recently introduced COVID-19 restrictions on business operations. If you want to know how WHS laws apply to you or need help with what to do at your workplace, contact the WHS regulator in your jurisdiction. If you want to know what restrictions on business operations apply to you or your workplace, go to your relevant state and territory government website for information.