Govt to review employment law in gig economy

Govt to review employment law in gig economy
Updated / Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021
10:34
The Government is to review employment law concerning workers in the so-called gig economy.
It follows a meeting between Tánaiste and Minister for Trade Leo Varadkar and Deliveroo riders who were accompanied by union representatives and groups representing immigrants.
Many of the riders are students from Brazil who do not qualify for self-employed work with their visas and so have to rent accounts from others.
They would like a more secure visa status and an extension to their permission to work.
Fiachra Ó Luain of the English Language Students' Union says that given the background of legal victories for workers in the gig economy in the Netherlands, Denmark and for Uber workers in Britain, the Government should be proactive in allowing Deliveroo workers to be described as employees rather than sub-contractors.

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