Research Briefing
Employment rights in the gig economy
After high-profile tribunal claims against Uber and CitySprint, what is the status of most gig economy workers and what employment law protections do they have?
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Insight
Employment rights in the gig economy
After high-profile tribunal claims against Uber and CitySprint, what is the status of most gig economy workers and what employment law protections do they have?
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Research Briefing
Permitted Work Rules
This Commons Library briefing paper gives an overview of the Permitted Work Rules, which allow people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance to do some paid work without it affecting their benefit.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, May 2017
This paper contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
VAT on postal packages
Imports into the EU worth 10 euros or less are VAT-exempt, though Member States may apply a threshold up to 22 euros, and the UK has done this. (Personal gifts are subject to a higher limit set at 45 euros.) The Channel Islands lie outside the EU for VAT purposes. Following concerns that some UK retailers had been exploiting low value consignment relief, as it is known, by selling goods over the internet VAT-free from subsidiaries based in Jersey and Guernsey, this relief was withdrawn from imports from the Channel Islands from April 2012. This note gives a short summary of the rules regarding VAT on small-value imports, before discussing this reform.
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Research Briefing
Family-related leave
This briefing provides an overview of the rights to leave and pay afforded to those with children.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, April 2017
This paper contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
EU Agencies and post-Brexit options
What are EU agencies and what do they do? Will the UK be able to participate in their activities after Brexit? And what will happen to the two that are based in the UK? This paper looks at the roles and functions of EU agencies, the issues surrounding the two UK-based agencies, and whether there are options for continued UK participation after Brexit.
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Research Briefing
Local Government Finance Bill 2016-17: progress of the Bill
This briefing paper monitors the progress through Parliament of the Local Government Finance Bill 2016-17.
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Debate Pack
Employment opportunities in food and farming
A debate, entitled "Employment opportunities in food and farming" and sponsored by Derek Thomas MP, will take place on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at 2.30pm in Westminster Hall.
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Research Briefing
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy
This briefing provides an overview of the proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and a background on sugar and health.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, March 2017
This paper was formerly called "Unemployment by Constituency". It contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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