Those who have read our
recent blogs will be aware that the development of the
'gig-economy' in the UK has had a direct impact on
employment law and the status of those working within it. These
developments have been a focus of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal
and Court of Appeal decisions where the courts have been willing to
look behind the terms of the contract to the actual working
relationship established in practice with the decisions impacting
on well-known brands such as Deliveroo, Uber and CitySprint.
As a result of this development, the Government announced the
Taylor Review to focus on modern employment practices and tackle
the perceived one sided flexibility in the current gig-economy
where employers seek to transfer all risk onto workers. The Review
published its recommendations earlier in July with much focus being
placed on the classification of employment status. Currently, an
individual's employment status (employee, worker or
self-employed) will
