Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 54545
Delivery Services: Health and Safety
Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Question
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with app-based delivery companies on ensuring that health and safety protections in their workers' contracts are not undermined by the use of (a) substitution cla
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsHealth and safety law provides comprehensive protection to all workers. Gig economy workers should be treated no differently to other workers, irrespective of their employment contract. An employer must assess the risks created by the work activity and pu...
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