Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 41745

Temporary Employment: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

Danny Beales

LabourUxbridge and South Ruislip

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on (a) drivers employed by app companies, (b) couriers employed by app companies and (c) gig economy workers.

Answer

Justin Madders
The impact of the Employment Rights Bill on those individuals will depend largely on their employment status. Individuals in the platform economy can be any status: employee, limb (b) worker, or self-employed, depending on the reality of the relationship ...

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