Don?t tar all gig economy companies with same brush
By Steve Byrne
Travel Counsellors CEO Steve Byrne discusses some misconceptions about gig economy companies and offers advice on how to make this model work.
Tag: Gig economy
Combatting economic uncertainty to stay competitive
By Staff writer
A great deal of economic uncertainty has spread across the world this year already, worrying leaders, and we re only halfway through March.
Spring Budget 2017: NICs will rise for self-employed workers
While the rights given to self-employed workers will improve, any loopholes allowing tax avoidance will be searched for and closed. This was an announcement made by chancellor Philip Hammond in the 2017 Spring Budget.
Is the chancellor Uber keen to level tax for employees and self-employed
By Staff writer
It’s impossible to ignore the rise of the gig economy, so RJP’s Anne Eager explains how HMRC will go about tackling this new tax collection quandary.
Charlie Mullins opens up about losing self-employment tribunal
On the back of his Court of Appeal knock back, Charlie Mullins exclusively tells Real Business why he still believes his stance on employment law is right.
What we can learn from the gig economy
By Staff writer
Aaron Hayward, employment specialist at DJM Solicitors, takes a look at the wider gig economy as Amazon comes under fire for unfair treatment of its delivery drivers.
The rise of the gig economy a guide to hiring interim managers
By Staff writer
The gig economy has had much publicity recently, especially since the controversial Uber case in which the company lost the right to classify its UK drivers as self-employed.
Deliveroo on-demand staff are stepping up to the legal batting cage to gain workers rights
The end of October saw two taxi drivers win a case against Uber with the help of GM Trade Union for the right to be classed as ?workers?. Many suggested it would open the floodgates to claims against similar firms with on-demand staff and news about Deliveroo suggests the sentiment is true.
Future of UK gig economy could have been thrown into question by Uber’s workers rights case
By Staff writer
Aaron Hayward, employment specialist at DJM Solicitors, asks what Uber’s recent employment tribunal ruling on workers rights will mean for businesses that are part of the gig economy.
Uber drivers are missing the point of self-employment
By Jan Cavelle
The decision to classify Uber drivers as workers will have impacts far and wide in the gig economy, and could damage a great breeding ground for innovation.