Gig economy companies, including Uber and Deliveroo, have faced at least 40 major legal challenges around the world as delivery drivers and riders try to improve their rights. The analysis of 39 employment cases, and seven linked cases on matters such as competition law, covers legal action in 20 countries including Australia, Chile, Brazil, South…
The energy regulator could soon call on suppliers to hand £1.4bn in customer credit back to households in Great Britain under plans to stop energy companies from holding on to customer credit balances. Ofgem is concerned that some suppliers may be using customers’ surplus credit balances – which tend to build up over the summer…
A charity set up by Martin Lewis has warned the government’s proposed online safety bill needs to be radically overhauled to better protect people with mental health problems falling victim to online scams and fraud. The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, a research charity started by Lewis, said there are now “gaping holes in…
Britons are planning to use a hefty chunk of the savings built up over the past year to go on a £50bn spending spree once restrictions are lifted, a report has said. Research by the Isa provider Scottish Friendly and the consultancy, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), found that households intend to…
Investors in a company that promised bumper returns from a car hire scheme fear significant losses after it collapsed into administration, signalling potential embarrassment for the City regulator. Buy2Let Cars and its parent company Raedex Consortium entered administration on Tuesday, weeks after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told it to stop taking new business due…
A while into my Zoom interview with Esther Rantzen, her phone rings. She apologises, says she must switch it off, answers it. “Hello,” she says. “Ah… Ah!” And she breaks into a big, familiar, toothy smile; a smile that, if you are of a certain age, will have been part of your television experience growing…
