The UK government has raised alarms about gig economy firms like YoungOnes and Temper potentially violating employment laws through misclassifying freelance workers as self-employed. Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders expressed concern over the lack of basic employment rights for gig workers, noting that businesses misrepresenting employment status is unacceptable. Following reports of delayed wage payments over Christmas, particularly affecting those who refuse to pay for quicker payments, the TUC has voiced its worries about the increasing use of such precarious work arrangements in retail, leading to calls for regulatory scrutiny of these companies.
Madds is concerned the freelance workers on the platforms are not receiving employment rights. He adds it is unacceptable for businesses to claim people are self-employed when it does not represent the reality of the relationship.
The letters come after the Observer revealed gig shop workers who refused to pay charges to YoungOnes to receive their wages promptly were left waiting for payment over Christmas.
The growing use in the retail sector of gig economy workers, who lack basic employment rights, has been described as worrying by the TUC.
Employment rights minister Justin Madders writes to the Dutch-owned platforms, stating that bogus self-employment is entirely unacceptable and he will not hesitate to ask authorities to scrutinize exploitative behavior.
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