Freelance workers

Courier company Hermes has sought to distance itself from the criticism surrounding gig economy employers by claiming its use of...

Uber’s application to “leapfrog” an appeal to the Supreme Court has been refused.

Gig economy cases
Aslam and others v...

Deliveroo riders are not workers and are self-employed, according to a decision yesterday by the Central Arbitration Committee.
This means...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that Uber drivers should be classified as workers who are entitled to basic...

Research shows that sought-after technical workers increasingly want to work on a freelance basis. So how can employers stand out...

The Work and Pensions Committee has called for fitness chain Gym Group to explain itself after a personal trainer blew...

Major companies should be jointly liable for non-compliance with employment...

Uber appears at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) today to appeal last year’s decision on the employment status of its...

An employment tribunal has ruled that a group of Addison Lee drivers were workers and therefore entitled to rights such...

Consultant editor Darren Newman expresses surprise that Pimlico Plumbers was granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court in a...

An employment tribunal has found that an Addison Lee courier was a worker and not an independent contractor, in the...

Any much-anticipated report is likely to divide opinion, and the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices is no different. Rob...

An alternative worker status – dependent contractor – will be proposed by the Taylor review tomorrow alongside calls for new...

Food delivery company Deliveroo has announced plans to offer its self-employed couriers sick pay as it calls on the Government...

Certain self-employed workers should be paid the minimum wage, according to recommendations by the Resolution Foundation.
The thinktank has submitted...