Date Time Half of gig economy workers not trained or given thorough training More than half (52 per cent) of food delivery and ride share workers said they were not provided with safety training or thorough safety advice before they started working with gig economy platforms. Fourteen per cent of workers said they received no safety training and 38 per cent said they were not provided with thorough safety advice before starting the job. The Slater and Gordon research, conducted by Kantar Australia, featuring responses from 250 ride share and food delivery workers around Australia, also revealed the following: 21 per cent of ride share drivers said they did not receive any sort of training or advice before starting the work. And 43 per cent said they received advice but nothing thorough.