Jimmy Brings may face class action over alleged driver underpayments

A class action investigation has been launched by Gordon Legal into alleged wage underpayments affecting potentially thousands of Jimmy Brings delivery drivers.

Gordon Legal has launched a class action investigation into allegations that on-demand alcohol delivery service Jimmy Brings systematically underpaid its delivery drivers, potentially impacting thousands of workers across Australia.

The Melbourne-based law firm’s investigation centres on reports that drivers were routinely “paid a single fee”, even when tasked with “multiple orders” in a single run – a practice allegedly at odds with the payment terms promised in their contracts.

The class action investigation coincides with Jimmy Brings shutting down its operations nationwide after the company issued termination letters to drivers across Australia in June.

Gordon Legal indicated that many of these letters gave drivers just “seven days” notice before they were deactivated from the app, leaving them in limbo with minimal warning and limited alternative income options.

Guy Tiffany, an associate at Gordon Legal leading the investigation, said the firm was concerned about the way Jimmy Brings had treated its delivery drivers and what the future holds for them.

“Many Jimmy Brings drivers are in precarious positions with no guarantee of ongoing regular work, and we are seriously concerned that Jimmy Brings has not been paying them what it promised under the contracts,” Tiffany said.

“We expect that this underpayment may have impacted thousands of delivery drivers across Australia. We want to speak to anyone who has worked with Jimmy Brings as a delivery driver so we can understand the true scale of the issue.”

The alcohol delivery service, launched in 2012, experienced rapid growth alongside the rise of app-based gig work and was acquired by ASX-listed Endeavour Group Limited in 2017.

Since 2024, Jimmy Brings has ceased operating as a standalone service and has been integrated into the grocery delivery platform MilkRun.