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The IER guide to the Taylor Review
13 July 2017
The 116-page Taylor Review was published on Tuesday (11 July 2017) and manages to offer a huge number of recommendations without proposing any significant changes to the law.
What can we expect from the Taylor Review?
10 July 2017
Last year, Theresa May commissioned Matthew Taylor – former adviser to Tony Blair – to conduct an independent review into the "gig" economy and recommend changes to employment law.
BA gives strikes' bonuses to staff who did not join industrial action
10 July 2017
British Airways has been accused of using "divide and rule" tactics to try and break up the ongoing strike among cabin crew.
Zero-hours contracts used to silence exploited workers, ACAS says
07 July 2017
The practice of "zeroing down" workers on zero-hour contracts who raise concerns is used in some workplaces to discourage people from enforcing employment law.
Deliveroo: We'll offer workers more rights if you change the law
07 July 2017
Courier firm Deliveroo, which has been in the spotlight for its "gig economy" practices, has said today that it will offer workers more rights if the law is changed.
Gig workers earning less than £2.50 an hour, new report reveals
07 July 2017
Workers in the "gig economy" are earning less than £2.50 an hour, a new report by Labour Party MP Frank Field has shown.
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