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    EAT confirms Uber drivers are workers

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Nov 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Nov 2017

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

    • Benefits
    • Gig economy
    • Pay & benefits

    Gig economy: three ways to attract and retain the best freelancers

    by Donna Yelmokas 10 Nov 2017
    by Donna Yelmokas 10 Nov 2017

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

    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts
    • Freelance workers

    Work and Pensions Committee calls out “egregious” self-employment contract

    by Jo Faragher 2 Nov 2017
    by Jo Faragher 2 Nov 2017

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

    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts
    • Freelance workers

    Make big brands liable for supply chain non-compliance – Matthew Taylor

    by Rob Moss 12 Oct 2017
    by Rob Moss 12 Oct 2017

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

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    Uber worker status case heard at EAT

    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2017
    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2017

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

    • Gig economy
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    Addison Lee drivers are workers, tribunal rules

    by Jo Faragher 25 Sep 2017
    by Jo Faragher 25 Sep 2017

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

    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts
    • Freelance workers

    What can we expect from the Supreme Court in the Pimlico Plumbers case?

    by Darren Newman 31 Aug 2017
    by Darren Newman 31 Aug 2017

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

    • Gig economy
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    • Freelance workers

    Gig economy: Addison Lee courier was worker

    by Stephen Simpson 3 Aug 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 3 Aug 2017

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

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    Good work or bad? Reaction to the Taylor Review

    by Rob Moss 11 Jul 2017
    by Rob Moss 11 Jul 2017

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

    • Gig economy
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    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Dependent contractor status proposed in Taylor review

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2017
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2017

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

    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts
    • Health insurance

    Deliveroo calls for new gig worker status

    by Rob Moss 7 Jul 2017
    by Rob Moss 7 Jul 2017

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

    • Gig economy
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    Pay self-employed workers the national minimum wage, says thinktank

    by Jo Faragher 4 Jul 2017
    by Jo Faragher 4 Jul 2017

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

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    • Gig economy

    Technology is disrupting work – but what do staff think?

    by Don McGuire 30 Jun 2017
    by Don McGuire 30 Jun 2017

    How is the world of work changing? Perhaps more importantly, how do staff perceive it to be changing? ADP president...

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    Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting

    by Rob Moss 18 May 2017
    by Rob Moss 18 May 2017

    Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....

    • National living wage
    • Acas
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    Labour manifesto 2017: what employers need to know

    by Rob Moss 17 May 2017
    by Rob Moss 17 May 2017

    The Labour Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes some of the most radical changes to employment legislation...

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