UK workers earning £2.50 an hour prompts call for government action

Report on the gig economy by Frank Field reveals allegations of ‘poverty pay’ and shoddy treatment at Parcelforce, DPD and British Car AuctionsThe government has been urged to stage an “emergency intervention” to protect gig economy workers, amid concerns they are being forced into contracts that sometimes pay less than £2.50 an hour and can be cancelled at any moment.
The allegations are detailed in the latest report by the former work and pensions committee chair,