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With Christmas around the corner and Black Friday deals well underway, now is not only the beginning of the season to be jolly but also the season of round the clock courier deliveries. The online shopping boom means couriers are busier every year and this shines a light on the gig economy. We have long [...]
From one employment status feature to another. Hermes has drawn a lot of flak as being one of the companies at the forefront of the gig economy. Some spectators see the process of gig work as, at best, a means to save cost, and at worst, abusive. In a change from the doom and gloom […]
Regular readers will know that PJH Law has banged on about Government inertia when it comes to enacting suggestions made by the Taylor Report. This week, in what can only be assumed was an exercise of pre-Christmas desk clearing, the Government has announced plans to enact the report. The new measures include: Extending Section 1 […]
The Taylor Report has been sat in the long grass for some time, we reference it in nearly every gig economy case! This month saw the Business Secretary propose introducing some of the Taylor Report recommendations. These included: Allowing gig workers to request fixed-term or fixed-hours contracts after 12 months Simplify criteria to help determine […]
The end of September brings two things: The awakening of the singer from Green Day; and our monthly employment law update. Last month’s update had features on the Boris Johnson burqa scandal, outsourcing and an employee sacked for having a man bun. Meanwhile, last week’s case law update had cases on constructive dismissal and unfair […]
The overriding theme of the gig economy is that everything is up in the air and very little is certain. Government inaction has meant case law has taken over but that could yet be overruled by new legislation. One of the many non definitive- indicators of employment status is whether the employee or employer handles […]
The gig economy is an issue that urgently needed addressing this year. The Taylor Report, whilst lacking teeth, did outline some suggestions to improve conditions for the 1.1 million people currently doing gig work. The Government however, has not implemented the report well and the proposals do not really address any of the issues with […]
It’s Friday and the first day of December, to see you through to the weekend and tomorrow’s advent chocolate we have our monthly newsletter. Nothing says festive cheer like an employment law round-up of everything that happened in November! Last month’s update had features on ET fees, bereavement leave, and modern slavery. Last week’s case […]
Employment status has been the big issue for employment law this year. Taxi drivers, couriers, plumbers and even interpreters have all had cases that relate to sham self-employment and a recent Employment Tribunal case added further argument that agents of these companies will often be workers and not self-employed contractors. In this case, the Claimants […]
A recent study by Middlesex University has found that 1 in 20 workers are not being paid holiday pay amounting to an estimated £1.5bn being owed. A further £1.2bn is also owed in unpaid wages. Most of these employers are based in the gig economy, which is seemingly a never-ending vortex of bad publicity. The holiday […]
