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BRITAIN faces an exodus of self-employed workers unless the government urgently introduces new support for the sector, a new report has warned.
An inquiry into the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the sector found that less than a third are confident that they want to continue working for themselves.
The inquiry’s interim report, published today, found that more than half of self-employed workers had lost between 60 and 100 per cent of their income in 2020.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
Artists should not be consigned to a life of precarious working – they deserve dignity and proper workers’ rights, argues ZITA HOLBOURNE
Unions and campaigners condemn Home Secretary after government confirms scrapping of care worker visas
