Government inspectors should enforce workers’ rights, says Law Society

Legal body responds to concerns over ‘gig economy’ firms such as Uber and Deliveroo amid slide in tribunal casesGovernment-backed inspectors should be able to investigate companies and entire industries to prevent unscrupulous companies falsely labelling workers as self-employed, according to a leading legal body.In a submission to the independent review of employment practices led by Matthew Taylor, the Law Society also recommends the immediate scrapping of employment tribunal fees,