Employment Status Reform and protections for the self-employed

The Government has issued a consultation looking at changes to employment status. The consultation focuses on proposals to:

• place less emphasis on personal service when determining worker status
• improve compliance with the employment status framework, including through a presumption of worker status and enforcement measures
• strengthen protections for the self-employed, including through written statements, blacklisting protections and health and safety protections

The consultation will be open until 8 January.