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Freelancers Under Fire: Legislation Threatens Gig Economy Workers

Allwork

The state law was passed in September of 2019 and was later enacted in January of 2020. These companies mounted a bold and noteworthy move through legal channels within California’s court system. The full hearing can be seen in its entirety on the Committee On Education & The Workforce youtube channe l.

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Women far more likely to have disadvantageous flexible working arrangements

Workplace Insight

The findings have been published, a year after the government closed its consultation on flexible work, and ahead of the next committee stage of Yasmin Qureshi MP’s private members bill on flexible work. In 2019, one in 13 (8 percent) men were working at home, compared to one in 17 (6 percent) women.

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