Tag: gig economy

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14 June 2017

Europe: Statutory holiday pay claims- EU Advocate-General publishes opinion on workers denied paid holiday

The ECJ Advocate-General has given his opinion in King v The Sash Window Workshop that employers must make ‘adequate facilities’ (eg, contractual rights …
17 February 2017

UK: Gig economy - further rulings finding worker status

We recently reported on the tribunal ruling that Uber drivers were 'workers' entitled to statutory rights such as holiday and minimum wage (see here). …
15 December 2016

UK: 'Gig economy' employers - business model under threat from litigation and legislative review

Companies engaged in the 'gig economy' should be alive to the threat recent employment law developments could pose to their business model. Where the …
12 October 2016

UK: Government announcements - workers' rights post Brexit, employee representation on boards, employment of foreign workers, and review of modern employment practices

At the Conservative Party conference, Theresa May announced plans to repeal the 1972 European Communities Act, which gives direct effect to EU law in the …