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200 riders take Deliveroo to task
29 March 2017
Following a string of successful cases in which gig economy workers have been found to be misclassified as "self employed" and therefore entitled to workers' rights, 200 Deliveroo riders are set to take the delivery company to task about their employment status.
Supreme Court to make decision on legality of tribunal fees within six months
29 March 2017
The Supreme Court yesterday concluded a two-day hearing of Unison’s judicial review against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees in 2013.
Courier misclassified as “self employed”, tribunal finds
27 March 2017
In a further indictment of the gig economy, another tribunal has ruled that a person classified as "self employed" is in fact a "worker".
Unison judicial review against tribunal fees heard by Supreme Court
27 March 2017
Unison's judicial review against the government's introduction of employment tribunal fees in 2013 was today heard in the Supreme Court.
MPs call for fathers’ rights around parental leave
27 March 2017
A letter signed by a cross-party group of 44 MPs has called on the government to provide better workers' rights to fathers, according to the Independent.
UK maternity package ‘among worst in Europe’
24 March 2017
UK workers receive some of the worst maternity packages in Europe, according to new research from the TUC.
State pensions proposals ‘discriminate against low-paid workers’
24 March 2017
Former CBI Chief John Cridland has recommended that the government increase the state pension age (SPA) to 68 between 2037 and 2039, attracting criticism from the National Pensioners' Convention (NPC).
Fathers afraid to ask for flexible hours
23 March 2017
The government's Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry into the issues holding fathers back from asking for flexible working arrangements following the birth of a child.
Tribunal fees “a clear violation” of UK & EU law, says Oxford University report
23 March 2017
Oxford University experts in economics, Associate Professor Abi Adams, and the law, Associate Professor Jeremias Prassl, have described the Coalition government's introduction of employment tribunal fees as "a clear violation" of UK and EU law.
Bosses earning 386 Times The National Living Wage
22 March 2017
CEO’s of FTSE 100 companies are now earning 386 Times The National Living Wage, 67% are paid more than 100 times the average UK salary; and 90% are paid at least 100 times more than the National Living Wage.
Companies are forcing workers into bogus self-employment to avoid employment law, says Chair of govt review
Matthew Taylor, chair of the government's review into employment law in the gig economy, will include evidence in his final report that companies are forcing workers to take on roles as "self employed" people in order to avoid providing them with workers' rights.
63% of gig workers want stronger workers’ rights
17 March 2017
The much-relied upon justification for a "flexible" workforce and the encroaching gig economy is that it provides flexibility not only for the employer by for the worker – in essence, that workers want the gig economy – but new research has revealed that almost two-thirds want stronger workers' rights.
