With increased congestion and roadworks on every corner,
bicycles are coming in to their own. Commuters are donning Lycra
and all sorts of businesses, including fast food and courier
companies, are now making deliveries on two wheels in order to
offer their customers a more efficient service.
The so-called 'gig economy' has taken off in the UK
during the last 12 months or so both in and outside of London, and
companies are taking full advantage. Employers are increasingly
employing individuals on a job-by-job or 'gig basis'
resulting in apparent self-employed status but in recent months,
this structure has begun to fray at the seams.
Some of you may recall that Uber lost a Preliminary Hearing in
October 2016 when the Tribunal found that their drivers were in
fact workers and therefore entitled to the rights associated with
that status. The Tribunal were quite damning of the worldwide
'transportation network' and their operations and structure
here in the UK. But
