Gig ecomony

    Ben Pepper

    Work-related road risk – steering clear of danger

    Each day across the UK, millions of employees take to the roads as part of their working lives. Whether delivering parcels, attending client meetings or riding bicycles between jobs, road use plays a vital role in keeping businesses going. While the general health and safety landscape has evolved significantly over recent decades, work-related road risk (‘WRRR’) remains an area that is too often overlooked by employers.

    By Ben Pepper, CL Medilaw on 30 October 2025

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    Government rejects Lords amendments to Employment Rights Bill

    The government has voted down a series of amendments made by the House of Lords to its Employment Rights Bill because they said it risked watering it down.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 23 September 2025

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    Why organisations must conduct full vetting and screening processes before recruiting gig workers

    Businesses increasingly rely on gig workers to fill all kinds of roles in various sectors, but a failure to properly check the qualifications, skills and competency when recruiting and onboarding temporary workers could pose a risk, both to health and safety at work and to the organisation’s public reputation.

    By Rolf Bezemer, First Advantage on 08 August 2025

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    Working in precarious times: the gig economy and zero-hours contracts

    Insecure work, whether through zero-hour contracts or through platforms operating within the gig economy, has come under fire in some quarters for driving high levels of worker stress and anxiety. But others point to the flexibility it provides to workers – particularly if they are students or have caring responsibilities – as well as to employers in sectors with fluctuating demand.

    By Kerry Reals on 02 December 2024

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    Workers gain right to request more predictable hours

    Workers across the UK will have more say over their working patterns as new laws come into effect.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 22 September 2023

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    Review to consider future of work in post-Covid era

    The government has appointed MP Matt Warman to lead a review into the future of work.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 07 June 2022

    Uber drivers entitled to workers’ rights, Supreme court rules

    A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court means that Uber will be reclassifying its 70,000 UK drivers as workers rather than self-employed contractors.

    By Belinda Liversedge on 05 April 2021

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    A gig on your own?

    Government and employers should fund a new institute to provide leadership in health and safety research, the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has urged in a report.

    By Lawrence Waterman OBE on 14 August 2019

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