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
Labour — Uxbridge 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 MaddersThe 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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