More Gig economy ‘worker’ decisions – a bicycle courier working for Excel… plus Addison Lee
Following on from the recent decisions about Uber and CitySprint, now a bicycle courier working for Excel has been declared a ‘worker’ for employment rights and status reasons. And at the bottom we give you the details of the autumn 2017/2018 decisions about Addison Lee, a London-based cab and courier company.
Brief facts of the
CitySprint bike courier is also a worker
Following the recent Uber ‘worker’ decision, another employment tribunal has found that a bike courier working for CitySprint is also a worker rather than self-employed, giving her rights to holiday pay, SSP, and the National Living/Minimum Wage.
Brief details of Dewhurst vs CitySprint
Maggie Dewhurst cycled up to 50 miles per day for CitySprint,
Uber Tribunal – the details
More details from the Uber Tribunal, an important case for the fast-expanding ‘gig’ economy……Updated 2019.
(And The Guardian/Observer published this article in December 2019 “Driven to the edge: life on the Christmas parcel delivery run“)
At the end of October this year, an employment tribunal ruled that two Uber ‘test case’ drivers were not self-employed
Peter Stringfellow – how he is clarifying employment law
Updated for 2013.
Last year there was an important employment law case about employment status that showed that Employment Tribunals would focus on the actual reality of working relationships when determining whether someone is self-employed or not, and not focus on what the contractual documentation actually said (Autoclenz v Belcher, see the details here).
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What employment status do I have? Your contract may not provide the answer!
Recently, Freelance Advisor reported on the very important Supreme Court 2011 legal judgement on Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and Others and how this may affect freelancers and contractors who have IR35 concerns. As this case is so important for all employees, workers and freelancers in deciding their employment status, at Workline we thought we’d explain this in more detail.
The case highlights the importance the Courts now give to finding clarity in employment relationships, not by looking at what is written down in a contract, but what is actually happening in the working relationship.
Who can have self-employed status in the film, television and production industries?
With Workline’s origin in the Film and TV Industries we thought we’d return to the infamous HMRC ‘Film, Television and Production Industry Guidance Notes’, that provide advice on how to determine the correct employment status of workers in these industries.
Am I an Employee, a Freelancer or a Worker? Your employment status
There are three different types of working individuals but deciding someone’s employment status can be complicated as there is no single legal definition. Our advice is updated for 2011.
Here is a quick guide to help you establish your status – if you are an Employee, Worker or Freelance.
