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Gig economy

The gig economy refers to a trend away from traditional employment models towards the use of people to fulfil short-term projects or “gigs”. It is becoming increasingly prevalent with the advent of technologies that allow freelancers to bid for or otherwise engage clients on a piecemeal basis. Uber, Deliveroo and Upwork are all examples of disruptive technologies that are putting clients in touch with service providers in real-time online marketplaces. These pages cover the “Uberisation” of the economy and the employment status of so-called “gig workers”.

    • Gig economy
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    Deliveroo signs deal with union GMB to cover self-employed riders

    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022

    Food delivery business Deliveroo has agreed a recognition deal with trade union GMB covering the company’s 90,000 drivers and riders....

    • Zero hours
    • Neonatal leave
    • Gig economy

    Queen’s Speech: absence of employment bill leaves organisations in limbo

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 May 2022

    The government has been accused of breaking its promises to improve workers’ rights, as the employment bill was excluded from...

    • Gig economy
    • Latest News
    • Religious discrimination

    Union urges Uber to make pensions Sharia compliant

    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 20 Apr 2022

    The App Drivers and Couriers Union has taken legal action against taxi hail app Uber because pensions for drivers are...

    • Written statement of employment particulars
    • Zero hours
    • Gig economy

    Employment Bill could face further delay

    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022

    Unions have reacted with fury at reports the long-awaited Employment Bill will not be announced during the Queen’s Speech in...

    • Gender
    • Zero hours
    • Gig economy

    Zero-hours work ‘tightens grip of structural racism’ on the labour market

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Mar 2022

    Insecure work has tightened the grip of structural racism on the labour market and deepened gender inequalities, the TUC has warned.

    • Gig economy
    • Latest News
    • Employment law

    Pimlico Plumbers holiday pay ruling: four steps for employers

    by Holly Milne 9 Mar 2022
    by Holly Milne 9 Mar 2022

    The Court of Appeal judgment in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith ruled that holiday pay can carry over and accumulate until a contract ends. Holly Milne examines the detail

    • Gig economy
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    • Freelance workers

    Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal in case with ‘huge’ implications

    by Rob Moss 1 Feb 2022
    by Rob Moss 1 Feb 2022

    A heating engineer who claimed he was owed holiday pay by Pimlico Plumbers after the Supreme Court ruled that he...

    • Gig economy
    • Economics, government & business
    • Latest News

    Status of Workers Bill heads to House of Commons

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jan 2022

    A Bill that seeks to create a single status of worker under UK employment legislation has moved a step closer...

    • Gig economy
    • Latest News
    • Employment law

    False self-employment case adds to worker status conundrum

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jan 2022

    Tribunal rules that Gemma Long was in effect employed by Brain in Hand Ltd.

    • Gig economy
    • Latest News
    • Employment law

    Bill to create single worker status enters final stage at House of Lords

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Jan 2022

    Lord Hendy’s Status of Workers Bill would see a simplification of laws governing how workers are categorised, if successful.

    • Gig economy
    • Latest News
    • Employment law

    Employment status: Lord Hendy talks to Oven-Ready HR about his Status of Workers Bill

    by Chris Taylor 27 Jan 2022
    by Chris Taylor 27 Jan 2022

    Lord Hendy QC talks to Chris Taylor about how employment status legislation should change.

    • Gig economy
    • Collective bargaining
    • Workplace culture

    Making the world of work better: TUC’s Paul Nowak talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 14 Jan 2022
    by Chris Taylor 14 Jan 2022

    In the opening episode of the new season of the Oven-Ready HR podcast, Paul Nowak, deputy general secretary of the...

    • Gender pay gap
    • Indirect discrimination
    • Retail

    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2021

    by XpertHR 8 Dec 2021
    by XpertHR 8 Dec 2021

    Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in...

    • London
    • Gig economy
    • Latest News

    Uber loses High Court bid to challenge worker rights ruling

    by Zoe Wickens 7 Dec 2021
    by Zoe Wickens 7 Dec 2021

    The UK High Court has refused transport business Uber’s application to declare its gig-economy business model lawful following the Supreme...

    • Gig economy
    • Latest News
    • Night work

    ‘Rest centres’ needed for night workers, says report

    by Rob Moss 6 Dec 2021
    by Rob Moss 6 Dec 2021

    People who work at night should have better access to key 24-hour infrastructure, according to a new report.
    As many...

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