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Gig workers face disguised lay-off threat

As furlough schemes end, employers could be tempted to move ahead of the Uber ruling on worker status to avoid a large redundancy bill, but RSM’s Carolyn Brown warns employers need to keep on top of latest developments

Workplace law is changing. As the pandemic has shown, change can come faster than expected. As we await the definitive Supreme Court judgement on working status in the Uber case, and as CJRS tapers off, will employers terminate their gig economy workforce first without redundancy termination payments?

Matthew Taylor has continued to spearhead three key areas since the well-publicised Working Practices Review he chaired was published in July 2017, which have been adopted by the government in its Good Work Plan. These are:

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