Employment law changes all British SME owner-managers should know
Real Business has hosted its first webinar, for which we focused on employment law, joined by PwC barrister and employment lawyer Tilly Harries.
Tag: Gig economy
A third of UK gig workers juggling multiple jobs
New research has shed light on the growing number of gig workers operating in the British economy.
Gig economy workers: Why better business means better people planning
By Staff writer
Britain’s flexible working culture has become an invaluable strength?; the bedrock of a record low unemployment rate and its competitiveness as a career destination. The resulting gig economy has received mixed reactions, with concerns over the rights of workers.
Greater clarity needed around Uber decision in the wake of IR35 changes
There have been calls for law regarding gig economy workers to be further clarified, especially after Uber lost its appeal against two drivers and the potential IR35 changes that await in chancellor Philip Hammond’s next Budget.
It’s important to engage employees in today’s professional environment
By Staff writer
Arguably, the most powerful reason to engage employees is to drive customer advocacy this should be the ultimate goal of all organisations.
Survival of the sharing economy ?’scoundrel or saviour?
By Staff writer
Sizeable economic and social changes are understandably met with scepticism, often resistance, and sometimes even hostility. But should we be scared of the sharing economy” Or, should we continue to welcome it with cautious optimism?
After being sued, the Taylor Review of the modern economy is music to my ears
After being met with an employment rights lawsuit this year, the Taylor Review’s evaluation of the modern economy is exactly what I’ve been looking for.
The Taylor Report and the five key changes it proposes
By Staff writer
The long awaited Taylor Report is here. Led by Matthew Taylor (Chief executive of the Royal Society of the Arts), it was commissioned by the prime minister last October to consider how employment practices need to change in order to keep pace with modern business.
Think tank calls for minimum wage and better protection for gig economy workers
Firms that claim merely to connect self-employed workers to customers while setting the price for work done could be affected by the proposed changes.
Taylor Review proposals could struggle to make it into statute book
The Taylor Review is set to shake things up for the gig economy, but is it for better or worse We canvassed the business landscape for opinion on the matter.