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Another blow for gig economy as two tribunals find for complainants

There’s been another blow for the gig economy as Addison Lee becomes the latest company to lose an employment tribunal case regarding employment status. As with Uber and Deliveroo, the Addison Lee business model is that their drivers are self employed but branded with the company’s logo (t-shirts and bags). The Tribunal Judge strongly disagreed with Addison
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How to successfully ride the gig economy wave

A growing number of people are joining the ‘gig economy’ and working on a job-by-job and freelance basis, giving them the flexibility to work whenever and wherever they want. According to a recent survey by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), there are now 4.69 million self-employed people in the UK, accounting for 15 per cent of
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Why you shouldn’t ignore the rise of gig-economy and flexible working

Employers must recognise the rise of the gig-economy – and implement strategic workforce planning strategies to reflect this shift. That is the advice from global talent acquisition and management specialist, Alexander Mann Solutions. The recommendation in response to data from Mercer’s 2017 Global Talent Trends Study, which finds that despite the majority of full-time employees (77 per
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More than a quarter of UK SMEs rely on gig economy workers

Results from the latest Zurich SME Risk Index reveal that more than a quarter (26 per cent) of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK have employed at least one gig economy worker – a worker with one or more short term contracts or doing freelance work – in the last 12 months. The findings come
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