self-employed Articles

Workers in the gig economy deserve to be treated fairly and equitably – and it will take more than government intervention to make that happen, says Andy Cook, chief executive of Marshall-James Our ‘always on’ culture has only been made possible by shifting the norms...

Employment law must be changed to protect the army of working people toiling away in today's 'gig economy', writes work and pensions select committee chair Frank Field MP A little over a century ago, Beatrice and Sidney Webb set out the bones of a labour code which...

The rollout of universal credit will disproportionately punish single parents, writes director of policy at Gingerbread Dalia Ben-Galim Pressure from Conservative rebels has just forced the chancellor to U-Turn on his budget announcement on self-employment national...

Philip Hammond's assault on the self-employed provides Labour with a golden opportunity to win over Tory voters – that Jeremy Corbyn is squandering, writes Calum Sherwood When Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of the Labour Party for the first time, he promised a ‘new...