Is the gig economy all it's cracked up to be? | Gene Marks Read moreLabour has questioned whether the plans will do anything for people on zero-hours contracts. Unions said the reforms were a missed opportunity to rebalance power in the gig economy. UK agency workers lose out on £500m a year in missing holiday pay Read moreHowever, Grady said the government had missed an opportunity to bolster the rights of zero-hours workers. Zero-hours contract workers will have no more leverage than Oliver Twist,” she said.

Source: The Guardian December 17, 2018 00:00 UTC