Self-Employment and The Gig Economy

Monday 20 March, 2017 Written by 
Work and Pensions Committee 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

Work and Pensions Committee

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