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New government guidance will act as one-stop-shop for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them.
- New government guidance will act as one-stop-shop for individuals and businesses to understand which employment rights apply to them
- gig economy workers set to benefit the most, as fresh guidance enables them to check their workplace is treating them fairly
- Business Minister Jane Hunt said: “Today we are tidying up the rules, helping workers to find out if they are being treated fairly by their workplace.”
Businesses and workers, particularly those in the gig economy, will benefit from greater clarity over their employment status, thanks to new guidance published by the government today (Tuesday 26 July).
A person’s employment status is what defines the rights and employment protections they are entitled to at work including pay, leave and working conditions, and therefore dictates the responsibilities that an employer owes to that worker.
Today’s new guidance brings together employment status case law into one place for businesses and individuals to access. This will support workers by improving their understanding of what rights they are entitled to at...
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