Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the consultation on the legal status of workers who are not included in any of the Employment Rights Bill consultations.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The Government is committed to consulting on employment status as soon as possible. The consultation will seek to address issues with the framework which can enable worker exploitation and leave vulnerable workers without core employment protections, as well as strengthening protections for the self-employed including the right to a written contract and blacklisting protections.