Party amends plan to bolster protections for gig economy as it boasts of ‘pro-business’ credentialsLabour has partially rowed back from its policy on boosting rights for those working in the gig economy as it seeks...
Read MoreLaw would weaken right to force app-based firms to explain automated decisions, says research groupProtections for gig economy workers will be watered down should ministers succeed in pushing a controversial bill through...
Read MoreCouriers will be moved to cheaper insecure deals after government fails on promise to bring in new employment billRapid grocery delivery firms are preparing to move hundreds of couriers paid by the hour on to insecure...
Read MoreIt would be first time a UK union wins formal negotiation rights and comes after GMB-organised strikes at warehouseAmazon workers at the delivery firm’s Coventry depot are demanding formal union recognition, after...
Read MoreUnion organisation criticises Tory ‘litany of failures on workers’ rights’ five years on from Taylor reviewThe Trades Union Congress has criticised the Conservative party for “a litany of failures on...
Read MoreVincente Gomes is a cousin and former colleague of Emanuel Gomes, who died after going into work with a feverA government cleaner has described how he and his colleagues feel powerless to refuse difficult situations such as...
Read MoreDraft legislation would improve status of millions of workers, with likely knock-on effect on UK despite BrexitGig economy companies operating in the European Union, such as Uber and Deliveroo, must ensure workers get the...
Read MoreNearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research showsColleges at the University of Cambridge have been accused of using overworked and underpaid gig economy workers to provide...
Read MoreParty vows same protections for everyone in work, from direct employees to those in gig economyAll workers from direct employees to those in the gig economy would be eligible for sick pay, holiday, parental leave and the minimum...
Read MoreAviva Investors cites lack of basic workers’ rights as ‘investment risk’ ahead of flotationOne of the UK’s top fund managers has revealed it will not invest in the meal delivery firm Deliveroo when it...
Read MoreMove follows supreme court ruling that drivers are workers but critics say they are still short-changedUber is to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions after a landmark supreme court...
Read MoreLawyers acting for claimants say firm’s statement after last week’s supreme court ruling is misleadingUber has been accused of trying to deter drivers from seeking compensation for missed holiday and minimum wage...
Read More
Ebrahim Raisi was travelling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province
Mick Whelan says unacceptable offer was briefed to the
Stephen Watson says process will be carried out ‘fairly
Defence secretary says RAF’s fleet stretched owing to conflicts
The Coventry MP, whose antipathy for David Cameron sparked
Shadow minister says it is Justin Welby’s job to
Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, has been refused leave to
‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend
Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron
Waiting lists are at a record high, almost double