Policy paper

Government response to the Taylor review of modern working practices

The government’s response to the Matthew Taylor review, including our Good Work Plan for taking forward its recommendations on employment policy and legislation.

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 7 February 2018
• Last updated: 21 December 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Good work: a response to the Taylor Review of modern working practices

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Summary of consultation responses

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In July 2017, Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices was published, which included 53 recommendations. The review considered a range of issues, including the implications of new forms of work, the rise of digital platforms and the impact of new working models on employee and worker rights, responsibilities, freedoms and obligations.

This publication sets out the government’s response to the review and plan of action for taking forward the recommendations.

Alongside the government response we held 4 consultations on key areas covered by the review:

• Increasing transparency in the labour market
• Agency workers
• Enforcement of employment rights
• Employment status

A summary of the responses to the first 3 of these consultations is available above, and we have published a full set of responses on each of the consultation pages.

The Good Work Plan published December 2018, sets out our vision for the future of the UK Labour Market and draws on the feedback from these consultations.

Read the related press release.

Published 7 February 2018
Last updated 21 December 2018 + show all updates

1. 21 December 2018

   Summary of responses to Matthew Taylor consultations added.

2. 7 February 2018

   First published.