Self-Employment and The Gig Economy

Work and Pensions Committee

Work and Pensions Committee

Wednesday 22 March 2017 Meeting starts at 9.45am

Subject: Self-employment and the gig economy

• The disparities between self-employed people and employed people in terms of access to benefits and the steps that should be taken to alleviate these;
• The treatment of self-employed people in Universal Credit, especially in relation to the Minimum Income Floor, and options for reform;
• The extent to which JCP is equipped to help people start, maintain and develop viable businesses

At 9.45am:

Sam Windett - Head of Policy and Communications, Employment-Related Services Association (ERSA)

Matt Dooley – Enterprise Director, PeoplePlus

Andy Chamberlain – Director of Policy and External Affairs, Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-employed (IPSE)

At 10.30am:

Nigel Keohane – Director of Research, Social Market Foundation

Stuart Adam – Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Victoria Todd – Senior Technical Manager, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

Benedict Dellot – Associate Director (Economy, Enterprise and Manufacturing), The RSA