Taxis: Conditions of Employment
2026-07-09 · Department for Business and Trade · 17854 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the current legal framework on employment status adequately protects licensed private hire drivers working through digital platform operators.
Answer
Entitlement to employment rights depends on the individual’s employment status.Private hire drivers in the platform economy can be employees, limb (b) workers, or self-employed, depending on the reality of their working relationship.The government recogni...