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Written question asked by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 May 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 May 2018. It was answered by Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Self-employed

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent progress the Government has made on implementation of the recommendations Julie Deane MBE's Self Employment Review; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Matthew Taylor took the recommendations made in Julie Deane’s review into account when he carried his own Review of Modern Employment Practices, commissioned by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 1st October 2016. Mr Taylor’s review considered the implications of new forms of work, driven by digital platforms, for employee rights and responsibilities, employer freedoms and obligations, and our existing regulatory framework surrounding employment.

The Government published its response to the review on 7 February 2018, including its Good Work Plan for taking forward the recommendations on employment policy and legislation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
144252
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Self-employed
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk