UK Politics

But the Independent Workers’ union of Great Britain (IWGB), says their members have been overlooked.

It represents some gig economy workers, such as Uber and Deliveroo drivers, who aren't explicitly mentioned in the new bill.

Because they are seen as self-employed, they aren't entitled to benefits such as holiday and sick pay.

General secretary Henry Chango Lopez says this makes them "some of the most precarious and exploited in society, lacking the most basic rights and remaining unsupported by legislation".

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) estimates more than 4m people in England and Wales work in the gig economy.

So it's been carefully worded to include the 1m people on zero hours contracts but not the 4m in the gig economy, although I can't figure out there's much of a difference.

But people who want to opt in to zero-hours contracts because of the flexibility they offer can still do so.

This seems like the best way of doing things, because if there's people who want to be on a zero-hours contract they shouldn't be banned from doing so.