News
66% of adults support expansion of auto-enrolment for invisible workers – PensionBee
24% said expanding auto-enrolment for invisible workers should be a priority in the next Budget.
Gig Work
Lead Story
Hundreds arrested in Government crackdown on illegal gig economy work
Under 'Operation Equalize', the Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement teams launched a nationwide intensification week of activity targeting illegal working hotspots.
Featured
70% of gig economy workers say job status blocks homeownership – TML
37% of those working on temporary contracts had plans to buy their first property, but seven in 10 said their employment status had made it harder to get a mortgage.
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One in six foreign-born workers experience precarious work, finds Resolution Foundation
Analysis revealed that among foreign-born workers without UK citizenship, around one in six (460,000 total), were in some form of precarious work.
Compensation & Benefits
Andy McDonald raises worker status issue at PMQs
Andy McDonald has called for a single worker status to end exploitative practices and boost Treasury revenues by £10bn annually, highlighting gaps in the Government’s Employment Rights Bill.