10 Feb, 2017 The courts continue to give basic employment rights to people engaged as independent contractors By David Mendel The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in the Pimlico Plumbers v Smith case. They found that Mr Smith, a plumber, was a...
09 Feb, 2017 Inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy continues apace By Sunjay Bhudia This week saw the UK’s inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy, led by the former Downing Street adviser Matthew Taylor, step up...