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- Date:
- 16 August 2018
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
Some of the major names in the development of the gig economy - such as Deliveroo, Pimlico Plumbers and Uber - may be about to find that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) interferes with core operations within their businesses, writes Seddons solicitor Harry Abrams.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include a reference to the Government's announcement about the police pay award.
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- Date:
- 23 July 2018
- Type:
- News
The Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has suggested gig economy firms should deduct tax from the earnings of self-employed workers in a system similar to PAYE.
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- Date:
- 29 June 2018
- Type:
- News
Fifty Deliveroo riders are to receive a share in a six-figure settlement after they claimed they had been unlawfully denied rights including the national minimum wage and holiday pay.
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- Date:
- 25 June 2018
- Type:
- News
An employment tribunal has ruled that a group of Hermes couriers are workers, rather than self-employed.
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- Date:
- 22 June 2018
- Type:
- News
Changes to self-employment tax rules have "seriously damaged" the NHS and the public sector, according to research by the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) and the CIPD.
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- Date:
- 22 June 2018
- Type:
- Legal guidance
The law is being challenged by the gig economy business model to define and classify the terms "self employed" and "worker". How far have the courts got in achieving this amid a welter of recent cases, asks Richard Isham, employment partner at Wedlake Bell LLP?
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- Date:
- 15 June 2018
- Type:
- News
A High Court judge today granted permission for Deliveroo couriers to challenge a previous ruling that they could not be classified as workers.
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- Date:
- 14 June 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a "self-employed" plumber qualified as a "worker" under the statutory provisions and was entitled to the rights of a worker.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on Pimlico Plumbers Ltd and another v Smith, in which the Supreme Court held that a "self-employed" plumber qualified as a "worker" under the relevant statutory provisions.
