Freelance workers

Food delivery company Just Eat has announced it will offer couriers pay by the hour rather than per job in...

There has been a surge in solo self-employment with many taking the option not because there were appealing business opportunities, but because they'd lost their job.

In a less commented upon US ballot, California last week voted to exempt Uber and Lyft drivers from being classified as employees.

In the first legal challenge of its kind, former Uber drivers in the UK and Portugal are suing the taxi-hailing...

Almost two-thirds (64%) of businesses would support tightening employment laws to prevent worker exploitation.
This is according to a poll...

Academic staff on precarious contracts fear they could lose their jobs if they refuse to teach at university face to face.

Gig economy firms continue to fight legislation forcing them to treat their drivers as employees.

The IWGB is calling on government to better enforce employment status laws after the union took CitySprint to tribunal three...

A worker who claimed she was forced out of her role at HSBC after having an affair with a superior...

Repeatedly raised concerns over gaps in support for workers and businesses during the coronavirus crisis continue to go unheeded, a...

Four years in the making – final decision on the employment status of Uber drivers will have huge ramifications for the gig economy.

'Landmark case' could have major ramification across hairdressing, beauty and other sectors where self employed contracts are used.

There should be no further delay in addressing the long-standing ‘unfairness’ of contractors paying less tax than employees in situations...

The changes to off-payroll working rules in the private sector, known as IR35, will go ahead in April 2021 after...

Drawing narrow comparisons between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ types of work does nothing to help precarious workers, according to a panel...