Gig economy

Lawyers believe the compensation owed to 15,000 Bolt drivers could be worth more than £200 million.

Uber Eats drivers for McDonald’s in Northern Ireland have been exposed to discrimination, bullying and exploitation, according to the Worker Info Exchange.

The Liberal Democrats have published their election manifesto, including plans to replace the apprenticeship levy and establish a new employment status.

Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats are introducing enhanced right-to-work checks on their apps to prevent illegal work in the gig economy.

Analysis shows 1.4 million people face the ‘double jeopardy’ of working in severely insecure jobs while privately renting.

Gig economy platform workers complain of suffering from mental ill health, stress and exhaustion.

Parcelforce drivers have launched a worker status claim against Royal Mail, as they say they have been misclassified as self-employed. 

Two academics at Oxford University who were employed on gig-economy style contracts have won a claim over their employee status.

Around two-thirds of research staff at universities are on ‘precarious’ contracts, according to the University and College Union (UCU).

A fitter is preparing to bring a worker status case against bedroom retailer Sharps. The company claims he is self-employed.

Deliveroo riders are not 'workers' and cannot form a collective bargaining unit, the Supreme Court has concluded in a landmark judgment.

One in four UK jobs are 'bad jobs', with women more likely than men to be in poor-quality employment, according to an economist.

Under the settlement neither company will have to admit fault. Both firms deny wrongdoing yet have praised the announcement.

The government lacks the drive to enforce its latest Labour Market Enforcement Strategy, employment status experts have said.

Uber has been ordered to pay almost €600 in fines by a court in Amsterdam after an algorithm fired two of its drivers.