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LAWYERS representing 12,500 Bolt drivers will take their fight for rights to an employment tribunal in London this week.
The drivers argue they should be recognised as workers rather than self-employed contractors, and paid compensation for previous unpaid holiday pay and shortfalls in the National Living Wage.
They believe that the 2021 Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers are workers also applies to them.
The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered
Labour’s long-promised Act has scraped through the Lords. While the law marks a step forward, its lack of collective rights leaves workers short-changed — and sets the stage for a renewed campaign for an Employment Rights Bill #2, argues TONY BURKE