The "Gig" Economy

[Guy Profumo]

(I searched in vain for a thread already on this - I was sure there was one somewhere)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40512248


http://thesoapco.org

Strong Social And Environmental Ethos

Really?

[Levin]

You want soapco.com

I thought this would be about the Taylor report out today.

[Levin]

The review, by the chief executive of the RSA, Matthew Taylor, will suggest measures to help boost the rights of workers for companies such as Uber and Deliveroo, in particular with regard to flexibility and pay. But, echoing the prime minister, he will also warn against any new “national regulation” and say that employers already face high, non-wage costs that should not be increased.

What the fuck was the point of the review then?

[Ginger Yellow]

To make it look like the government was doing something without actually doing anything. What are reviews ever for?

[Guy Profumo]

Apologies - I lifted the link from a google search and got bored waiting for the page to load -

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499770501500

[E10 Rifle]

Yeah looks like a classic piece of inane and ineffectual Decent Chappery – 'Can you please agree to be nice? … Oh well, worth a try … as you were"