Freelance workers
‘Extend whistleblowing protections in line with new EU law’
The government is being urged to adopt new EU whistleblowing legislation, to avoid the risk of UK whistleblowers being left behind.
A return-to-work model for workers without OH? A personal perspective
Now making a full recovery following his heart operation before Christmas, Nic Paton’s experience of being in hospital and post-operative...
IR35 in the private sector: what constitutes ‘reasonable care’?
The government has recently published a consultation paper with its proposals to extend off-payroll working rules to the private sector....
Courts should fast-track gig economy cases: Frank Field
The exploitation of workers must be tackled quickly and effectively, MP Frank Field has recommended in a new report critical of the length of time cases are taking.
HMRC reveals private sector off-payroll working changes
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has unveiled a series of reforms to off-payroll working in the private sector, following...
Deliveroo and Uber Eats face questions over worker black market
The way that Deliveroo and Uber Eats engage their riders and drivers’ has come under fresh scrutiny after claims emerged...
Budget 2018: IR35 changes extended to the private sector
The changes to IR35 regulations will be extended to the private sector, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed in...
How digital trends are changing the role of HR (webinar)
ON DEMAND | Not a day goes by without a news story highlighting the impact of digital technology on people’s jobs, but how...
U-turn on tax cut for self-employed
The Treasury has announced that it will not abolish Class 2 national insurance contributions (NICs), a policy the Conservative party...
Gig professionals on the rise and HR likes it
Global research into the use of contingent workers – those professionals engaged in the so-called gig economy – shows that...
IR35 changes have ‘seriously damaged’ the NHS
Changes to self-employment tax rules have “seriously damaged” the NHS and the public sector, according to research by the Association...
Union wins go ahead for Deliveroo collective bargaining case
A High Court judge today granted permission for Deliveroo couriers to challenge a previous ruling that they could not be...
Most employers back idea for stable contract requests
Two-thirds of employers back the introduction of a right for agency workers and zero-hours contract workers to request a stable...
Don’t believe the gig economy hype, says Matthew Taylor
The view that full-time employment is in retreat and will be subsumed by the gig economy is not borne out...
DPD to offer self-employed drivers sick pay and annual leave
Parcel delivery company DPD is to give self-employed drivers access to benefits such as paid annual leave, sick pay and...
