It’s easier to leave work than return, and that needs to change
We’re told that since 2019 there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of working-age people being signed off work, …
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What my eight-year legal battle says about the gig-economy and workers’ rights in the UK
After nearly a decade fighting an intense legal battle with a former employee, last week an employment tribunal in Croydon came down in favour of my company concluding that he was not entitled to an eye-watering ?74,000 worth of holiday pay. I detail the story, including the impact it had on my family values driven business. This true tale, rife with liberty taking, shows how the rights of SMEs themselves must be defended as much as those of the employees who work for them.
Will the government’s obsession with Brexit stifle SMEs from growth?
Will the government’s preoccupation with Brexit mean that the SME business economy won’t get the attention it deserves” Is it time we all re-focus our attention” If we don’t, we could risk the destruction of our cornerstone economy, says Pimlico Plumbers founder, Charlie Mullins
Charlie Mullins challenges Uber’s CEO on gig-economy
The Pimlico Plumbers founder refuses to be tarred with the same brush as Uber.
Employers can do more to combat sickness related absences at work
Whilst employee absences, sickness, and presenteeism are important issues to discuss, employers must work harder to make their work environment healthy.
Unravelling the riddle of workers” rights in the ?gig economy?
The high-profile Pimlico Plumbers case is causing uncertainty for employers and workers. Here, Gareth Bridgland, a consultant at Perrys Chartered Accountants, discusses the issue of workers’ rights in the gig economy today.
Charlie Mullins opens up about self-employment court ruling
It’s not a surprise that I was disappointed with the outcome of our Supreme Court hearing, which ruled against Pimlico Plumbers.
Pursuing the clarity the self-employed so desperately need
If one thing is for certain, Pimlico Plumbers” appearance at the Supreme Court has put the debate surrounding the rights of the self-employed slap bang into the public consciousness.
Don?t have business meetings leave time-wasting to those going nowhere
In my experience, the most precious commodity in life is not gold, diamonds or even Bitcoin, it’s time ?And it shouldn’t be wasted.
Family members running a business is bad news” What absolute garbage
Most people have heard the old generalisation, ?those who can, do, and those that can’t, teach?. But less commonly known is, ?those that know business, become entrepreneurs, those that don’t become city academics?.