{"id":25191,"date":"2016-09-06T17:43:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T10:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-uk-firms-reliant-on-the-gig-economy\/"},"modified":"2016-09-06T17:50:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T10:50:33","slug":"the-uk-firms-reliant-on-the-gig-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-uk-firms-reliant-on-the-gig-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK firms reliant on the gig economy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome of the UK firms making use of weak employment laws, putting workers on \u2018self-employment\u2019 contracts and low pay with no holiday or sick payThe Guardian\u2019s investigation of working practices at Sports Direct has highlighted problems faced by workers in the gig economy. In this world of precarious employment, flexibility can go hand in hand with low pay, high pressure and a backdrop of uncertainty. Continue reading…
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