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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers

Andy Burnham sitting at a table.
Labour is facing intense lobbying from business over its Employment Rights Act, which includes a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

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.

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