Theresa May to back radical overhaul of workers' rights

Matthew Taylor's review to focus on blurred boundary between employees and self-employed

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Theresa May is to back plans for a radical overhaul of workers' rights to better reflect 21st-century employment practices, says The Guardian.

Matthew Taylor, who was appointed by the Prime Minister to lead a review of the gig economy and modern work, said he would be recommending changes to the rights of self-employed workers in his report, which will be published in June.

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