Managing a flexible workforce
With Christmas on the way (a busy time of year in many sectors – including hospitality) Big Hospitality has published […]
Atypical workers
Uber loses appeal on worker status
In the continuing worker status saga, Uber's recent appeal against the Tribunal ruling that its drivers are workers, rather than self-employed individuals, has been dismissed by the EAT.
Self-employed contractors and the gig economy – keep watching this space!
Pimlico Plumbers has now been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. The decision reached by the Supreme Court will be significant as the highest authority on the employment status of purportedly self-employed contractors. It is likely to have implications for the so-called "gig economy".
Another triumph for cyclists
Following in the tracks of CitySprint, Deliveroo and Excel, Addison Lee is the latest company to wrongly classify its workforce.
The zero-hours contract debate: is the end in sight?
It was reported yesterday that McDonald’s is set to offer employment contracts containing fixed hours to its 115,000 employees employed […]
Matthew Taylor's report on the gig economy – emergent themes
Matthew Taylor, former head of Blair’s Number 10 Policy Unit, is due to publish a report on the gig economy […]
Insight: UK Employment Law Round-up – January 2016
In this edition we will be taking a look at the issues that are likely to be affecting employers in […]