Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee Gig Economy Tax and Legal Issues

• -Inquiry: Future world of work
• -Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Witnesses

Tuesday 7 March 2017, Room 6, Palace of Westminster

At 10.00am

• David Widdowson, Employment Lawyers Association
• Paul Morton, Tax Director, Office for Tax Simplification
• David Halsey, Head of Office, Office for Tax Simplification

At 10.30am

• Hannah Reed, Senior Employment Rights Officer, TUC
• Sue Tumblety, Founder and Managing Director, HR Dept. Ltd
• Stephen Devlin, Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation

Purpose of the session

The session looks at protections for gig economy and agency workers, responsibilities for tax reporting, umbrella and personal service companies and the role of trade unions. The Committee also considers the impact of Brexit on the rights of workers and at how the legal system can be flexible enough to accommodate the use of technology while supporting those who provide goods and services.

The inquiry is focused on the rapidly changing nature of work, and the status and rights of agency workers, the self-employed and those working in the gig economy. The Committee is also looking at issues such as low-pay and poor working conditions for people working in these non-traditional employee roles.