Andy Burnham is being urged to protect 4 million gig economy workers by prosecuting companies that use widespread “bogus” self-employment practices to deny people their rights.
As the prime minister fleshes out his agenda, the Fabian Society and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation have warned that millions of workers are missing out on key statutory rights including parental leave, redundancy pay and protection against unfair dismissal.
Publishing a joint report calling on Burnham to take action, the Labour-linked thinktank and the anti-poverty charity said changes were essential to make work pay amid the cost of living crisis.
Last week, official government analysis showed the planned changes would help to support economic growth and offer workers more protections, though they would cost businesses an estimated £350m to £2.9bn.