Extract from Lords repeat of a Commons urgent question on Uber: Supreme Court Ruling - Mar 1
Tuesday, 2 March 2021 08:36
Lord Lennie (Lab) [V]: ...Either the Government accept that workers
must have decent, understandable and contractual rights at
work—including receiving at least the national minimum wage—or they
do not, in which case workers will continue to be exploited by
these huge multinational organisations. Do the Government accept
that this ruling must apply to all Uber drivers and those other
comparable gig-economy workers, such as those who work for
Deliveroo If not immediately, when precisely...Request free trial
(Lab) [V]: ...Either the Government accept that workers
must have decent, understandable and contractual rights at
work—including receiving at least the national minimum wage—or they
do not, in which case workers will continue to be exploited by
these huge multinational organisations. Do the Government accept
that this ruling must apply to all Uber drivers and those other
comparable gig-economy workers, such as those who work for Deliveroo If not immediately, when
precisely will the Government bring forward an employment rights
Bill based upon the Taylor report and, by doing so, prevent
businesses having to interpret this ruling for themselves?
(Con): I refer to my entries in the register of
Members’ interests. I proudly declare myself a user of Uber’s
services, as well as those of home-grown, UK global companies such
as Deliveroo I congratulate the
Minister on his thoroughly Conservative—indeed,
three-Shredded-Wheat—response to the noble Lord, . But why has the position of the Director of Labour
Market Enforcement, previously occupied by the distinguished
, been left
vacant, despite his offer to carry on until a replacement is found?
It is an important role, given where we are...
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