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Draft bill attempts to tackle exploitation of gig economy workers

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Draft bill attempts to tackle exploitation of gig economy workers

A draft bill and report tackling the controversial way gig economy companies treat their workers has been published this month. The bill focuses on the practice of using self-employment as a means of avoiding tax and exploiting cheap labour. If successful, the bill would put the onus on companies to prove self-employed status and if […]

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