[Arthurgray50@blu]

I think everyone is missing a big point here.
Major companies that are involved in all this stuff. Don't care a damn about rules and regs. If they can get away with it, they will.

You nly have to look at this rickshaw riders in Central London. Rip off merchants. And Westminster Council are trying to change things so that they pay a fare whack to them. And charge reasonable rate.

Its like Black cabs are fighting Uber, as there drivers don't pay charge at Heathrow to collect fares, whereas Black Cabs do.

Its like all these Zero Hour contract companies, they are the same.

Amazon for example, they were in the news recently for one of there warehouses and the strict guidelines they follow.

Its no good Directors or owners of companies saying that there employees are self employees, therefore cannot claim rights such as sick pay, Holiday pay etc. Its the money they make to get a huge profit on someone else's back.

When l delivered wine for a sub contractors. I fell into a similar trick. I was employed by a sub contractor. Delivered goods all over the UK. My boss was paid so much per box. If l broke anything, l had to pay out of my wages. If l got parking tickets, it came out of my wages.
I wasn't allowed sick pay, or even holiday pay.

When my wife was nearly killed in a car crash. My boss told me, when l visited my wife in hospital. That l had to return as soon as possible as l wouldn't get paid for it.

When l told the main company, that l couldn't do the work - they told me l hadn't got a job. And had to find my own way back from Bellmarsh, in Kent.

A good C.A.B advisor told me to go to a solicitor. I did. It went to a tribunal and l won.

I was told that, my employer told them l was employed. But to the main company l was self employed as a sub contractor.

My employer broke many Acts under the Employment rights of a worker. IF. people don't read the Contract of employment when you join a company. The company can do what they want to you.

Does any member of this forum read a contract before signing it ? Its in the small print. And this is where all these companies get you on.

I just feel sorry for any self employed driver / or worker. As companies will make you work your socks off. And wont give a damn. As there is always someone that will take your place