IWGB has surged, largely because providing workers with a written of mass redundancies, and this statement of the terms of work trend looks set to continue. from April 2020, and a broadening A number of high-profile cases of the rights and protection of on employment status have agency workers. highlighted how, if those working Protecting gig workers through in the gig economy are held to be new legislation has become a workers (or employees), labour costs stated priority for both the major considerably increase for employers parties in the UK, as well as at EU since minimum obligations then apply level. Employees and workers whose in relation to the national minimum working patterns lack predictability wage, sick pay and holiday pay. will be entitled, under legislation If someone is misclassified as expected to come into force in self-employed, there’s scope for autumn 2024, to request a more them to be owed significant sums predictable working pattern. in arrears of holiday pay. With Establishing employment IWGB’s involvement, there may be status an increased number of employment tribunal claims which seek to enforce In the UK, the first question when workers’ rights. Not only will this raise reviewing the employment rights employment costs, but it could also of your workforce is what category become significant for buyers and of employment status they fall into. sellers of gaming businesses given Individuals working in the UK may the potential liability around be categorised as self-employed, these issues. workers, or employees. Worker is a wider term than employee and Political pressure exerted by includes individuals who, although unions in the UK may well have not employees, perform work been the catalyst for the personally for a business other implementation of some recent than as a client or customer of employment reforms such as that business. 52