Following the publication of Good Work: the Taylor
Review of Modern Working Practices, the DWP Select
Committee and BEIS Select Committee will be holding a joint
hearing with its author, , on the morning
of Wednesday 11 October 2017 [timing
tbc].
The Committees will question Mr Taylor on his recent report on
modern working practices, including how the Government should act
to ensure rights and fair pay for gig economy workers.
The Taylor Review examined the implications of new forms of work
on the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers, and
this session will build on the related work of the previous BEIS
Committee’s inquiry into the Future World of Work and
the Rights of Workers, and the previous Work & Pensions
Committee report and inquiry into Self-Employment and the
Gig Economy.
The Committees are expected to cover areas including employment
status, support for the self-employed, flexibility for workers
and employers, National Insurance Contributions and welfare state
entitlements for the self-employed and the role and impact of
enforcement of existing employment laws. Ahead of the
Government’s formal response to the Taylor Review, the Committees
will consider what legislative and other changes could be made to
secure the rights of workers and a flexible economy.
MP, Chair of the Work &
Pensions Committee, said: “I hope our follow-up
inquiry with on his report will
tease out the areas where new legislation is needed. I would hope
also that the Prime Minister, in thinking about how minority
governments are successful if they are bold, might then suggest
that the two select committees take the legislation through the
House of Commons as private members’ bills, and give them the
time and protection they need to pass safely through the House,
while she gets on with Brexit.”
MP, Chair of the Business,
Energy and Industrial
Strategy Committee,
said: “Reform is needed now to make sure gig economy workers
are not exploited. This session offers the opportunity to explore
how the right reforms can be swiftly put in place to ensure
workers get the protection and employment rights they deserve. As
a Committee we want to examine the self-employment model, how the
Taylor recommendations would affect the companies and workers
involved, and what action Government needs to take to ensure the
system is fair to workers, taxpayers and to businesses.”
ENDS
