Gig economy: EU health and safety rights extend to workers, High Court rules

R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another [2021] IRLR 102 HC

health and safety | personal protective equipment | gig economy workers

In R (on the application of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and another, the High Court held that the Government has failed to implement properly EU health and safety Directives by excluding workers from the UK implementing legislation.