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Legal Terms – Gig Economy
temporary labor market A labor market characterized by short-term, freelance, or part-time engagements, where individuals are hired for specific, limited purposes at designated times (e.g., parcel delivery during the Christmas season). Employers frequently assert that this offers self-employed contractors, freelancers, or temporary employees diverse work experience and the autonomy to determine their work schedule and conditions. Individuals involved may argue that their exclusion from the classifications of *employee or *worker results in the loss of fundamental employment benefits and protections, including assured compensation and entitlement to paid leave. The increasing prevalence of the gig economy has prompted many UK government efforts, particularly the 2017 *Taylor Review on Modern Working Practices. The emergence of these novel flexible working arrangements has prompted significant legal disputes, exemplified by the case of Uber BV and others against Aslam and others. 2021 UKSC 5 and Pimlico Plumbers Limited v Smith [2018] UKSC 29.
temporary labor market A labor market characterized by short-term, freelance, or part-time engagements, where individuals are hired for specific, limited purposes at designated times (e.g., parcel delivery during the Christmas season). Employers frequently assert that this offers self-employed contractors, freelancers, or temporary employees diverse work experience and the autonomy to determine their work schedule and conditions. Individuals involved may argue that their exclusion from the classifications of *employee or *worker results in the loss of fundamental employment benefits and protections, including assured compensation and entitlement to paid leave. The increasing prevalence of the gig economy has prompted many UK government efforts, particularly the 2017 *Taylor Review on Modern Working Practices. The emergence of these novel flexible working arrangements has prompted significant legal disputes, exemplified by the case of Uber BV and others against Aslam and others. 2021 UKSC 5 and Pimlico Plumbers Limited v Smith [2018] UKSC 29.
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