Tom explores how employment law is dealing with the gig economy. He listens with guests to the story of James Farrar, Uber driver turned campaigner, about the case he took to the Supreme Court to establish worker rights, considering it alongside the subsequent case involving Deliveroo which went the other way. Is the greater flexibility enjoyed by those working in the gig economy a good thing, and what is the still new Labour government going to do about it? 

Colin Leckey has been a Partner in Lewis Silkin's employment team since 2012. He advises employers from a wide range of industries on all matters under the employment law sun, but has a particularly keen interest in employment status issues and the rapid rise of the gig economy, and acts for a number of platforms, most notably Deliveroo. 

Paul Jennings is a Partner and the Head of employment at Bates Wells. Most of his time is spent advising employers and senior executives, but his team has been involved in a number of the leading gig economy cases, including successfully representing the test claimants against Uber in the Supreme Court. His recent work has involved cases involved AI and automated decision-making.