Confused About UK Employment Status? Lord Hendy QC Has The Answer

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Employment Status in the UKAre you an employee a worker self-employed or something else Confusion surrounding the status of individuals at work has reigned for decades HR professionals who have studied UK employment law will be very familiar with the judgement made in the case of Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd v Minister of Pensions 1968 a case that continues to have huge influence in defining how individuals at work are treated today Matthew Taylor apos s review of modern working practices was published in 2017 and successive administrations have promised to bring forward an Employment Bill but the mood music on that has fallen eerily silent You can listen to Oven Ready apos s interview with Matthew Taylor here https ovenreadyhr com stop-exploitation-of-gig-economy-workers-change-the-tax-system The Status of Workers BillWidely acknowledged as one of the country apos s leading experts in UK employment law Lord Hendy QC intends to end this confusion once and for all with the introduction of his Status of Workers private member apos s bill currently on its 3rd reading in the House of Lords before making its way to the House of Commons Lord Hendy apos s bill seeks to create a universal status of apos worker apos giving everyone in employment the same rights and protections and end the exploitation of the current system by organisations many operating in the gig economy keen to avoid both paying tax and their employment law obligations This is a wide ranging interview with one of the UK apos s leading employment law experts and amongst other areas we cover A detailed overview of the current UK employment status legislation and why the system is broken How unscrupulous organisations have exploited the current system leading to the rise of bogus self-employment in other words individuals who have been stripped of the most basic of employment protections for financial gain Lord Hendy apos s view on the conclusions and remedies in Matthew Taylor apos s report and why they don apos t go far enough A passionate explanation of how employment legislation should operate in a wealthy and civilised country Why the ban on apos fire and rehire apos bill should be supported and his disappointment that the Government defeated it Resources https oldsquare co uk people lord-hendy-qc https bills parliament uk bills 2876https ovenreadyhr com stop-exploitation-of-gig-economy-workers-change-the-tax-system https www linkedin com in podcasthost Twitter OvenHrhttps www personneltoday comTell me me what YOU thinkTell me what you think of this interview Email me at chris ovenreadyhr comOven-Ready SurveyThe show is a year old and I apos d love some feedback Here is a link to a very short and anonymous survey https www surveymonkey co uk r MXYMC29Rate Review amp ShareIf you enjoyed this show please share with your friends and please remember to rate and review To listen to the full episode download a transcript and view all the other Oven-Ready HR podcast episodes or find out more about Oven-Ready HR and Chris Taylor your show host visit https ovenreadyhr com