Tax changes due to be introduced in April could mean thousands of public-sector contractors leave their work in favour of...
Freelance workers
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Employment status: will 2017 bring new legal rights for casual workers?
by David Palmerby David PalmerA government review of employment status and further gig economy tribunal cases are expected this year, not to mention the...
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We round up seven significant employment law decisions expected in 2017, with cases pending on employment status, equal pay, whistleblowing,...
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Uber drivers are workers and are entitled to receive the national minimum wage and paid annual leave, according to an...
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The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has launched an inquiry into the changing nature of work and the...
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Matthew Taylor, a former policy adviser to Tony Blair, will lead an independent review into modern employment practices, Theresa May...
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Business minister Margot James has asked HMRC to consider launching an investigation into pay and employment practices at courier company...
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Do you engage employees, workers or self-employed contractors? Adam Grant and David Israel look at the rise of the gig...
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The legal status of workers in the gig economy must be clarified so that businesses and individuals can thrive, according...
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We used to differentiate between working on projects and “business as usual”, but today these have merged into one, says...
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The “gig economy” has firmly entered employment vocabulary, becoming a catch-all term for anything from Uber taxi drivers to freelance...
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As organisations increasingly rely on self-employed contractors or other forms of contingent labour, how can they account for these skills...
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This month’s round-up of recently published occupational health research looks at the risks run by journalists in their working life,...
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Many employers focus their induction efforts on permanent staff, but a new online onboarding system can help them ensure that...
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Many ideas around the workforce of the future focus on the type of work done or where it will take...