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Bill to abolish insecure work gets second reading in Lords

A BID to abolish insecure work and plug legal loopholes used to exploit of gig economy workers is set to be debated in the House of Lords today.

The Status of Workers Bill, introduced by Labour peer and Institute of Employment Rights (IER) chair John Hendy QC, aims to end anomalies that allow employers to duck tax and employment law obligations.

As the law stands, only workers classed as employees are covered by Britain’s limited employment protections.

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