GIG ECONOMY workers are dragging the government to court over health and safety legislation failures that left key workers without vital personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) was given the go ahead by the High Court today to proceed with a judicial review that could extend health and safety rights to hundreds of thousands of so-called gig economy workers.

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Alok Sharma will be joining Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey as defendants to the proceedings.