In October 2016, the Prime Minister commissioned Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA and former policy chief to Tony Blair, to look at how employment practices need to change in order to keep pace with modern business needs.
The Review entitled 'Good Work', considered a range of issues, including the implications of new forms of work, the rise of digital platforms and the impact of new working models on employee and worker rights, responsibilities, freedoms and obligations. The report made 53 recommendations.
Among these recommendations were that the status of 'worker' – i.e. those people who are eligible for worker rights but who are not employees should be retained but renamed 'dependent contractor', with a clearer distinction drawn between the rights of employees, dependent contractors and those who are legitimately self-employed and that those on zero-hours contracts should be given the right to request guaranteed hours after one year.
The Government has now published its response to the Review, setting out a plan of action for taking forward the recommendations, and launched four consultations on key areas covered including: Employment status, increasing transparency in the labour market, agency workers and the enforcement of employment rights.
For further information see:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/employment-status
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/increasing-transparency-in-the-labour-market
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/626772/good-work-taylor-review-modern-working-practices.pdf.
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