James Farrar
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 36 |
Born | Greenwich |
United Kingdom | |
Job | Actor |
Books | The unreturning spring |
Words on the West Wind: Selected Essays from The Adelphi, 1924-1950 | |
Spring Returning: A Selection from the Works of James Farrar | |
Movies/Shows | Donkey |
EastEnders | |
Anti Matter | |
Blank Shores | |
Hollyoaks | |
Date of birth | June 19,1987 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 768478 |
James Farrar Life story
James Castling Farrar is an English actor and former model, known for his roles as Liam Gilmore in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Zack Hudson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Uber prices could rise 20% after UK ruling
... James Farrar, general secretary of the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), said: " Rather than fix its broken business model, Uber was determined to double down on misclassification at the cost of worker rights, passenger safety and the avoidance of VAT...
Megaphone ear attack, union chief cleared
...James Farrar says he is now considering legal action A union boss who attacked a megaphone in the vicinity not used two police officers, the ears, was found guilty of them...
Uber: Will it get its London licence back?
... Mayor of London Sadiq Khan backed TfL s decision not to renew Uber s licence to operate in the capital in 2017 Are people still critical of the company? James Farrar, chair of the United Private Hire Drivers branch of the IWGB union, says he s not in favour of the company losing its licence, but he would like it to pay its workers more and share data with TfL to show what is being paid after expenses to keep wages above the minimum...
Hermes to offer pay benefits to couriers in union deal
... In December, Uber, the ride-sharing service, which said drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam were entitled to benefits...
Hermes to offer pay benefits to couriers in union deal
Hermes, the delivery firm, has struck a deal with the GMB union to offer couriers paid holiday and guaranteed wage rates.
Under its new "self-employed plus" status, Hermes workers can opt to receive up to 28 Days of paid leave.
They can also choose pay rates of at least £8. 50 an hour over the Year - More Than the minimum wage of £7. 83 an hour, which rises to £8. 21 in April.
The GMB called The Deal "ground-breaking".
However an employment expert raised questions about the tax implications.
Hermes's 15,000 couriers can deliver parcels in whichever order they want and Will be able to continue to do so if they take up the new arrangement.
New couriers wishing to take up the pay holiday terms Will have to follow routes specified by Hermes.
The Company said that if it is guaranteeing hourly rates of pay, it needs to ensure that couriers are taking The Most efficient route.
The GMB said that the collective bargaining agreement is on an opt-in basis and "Will not affect those couriers who wish to retain their current form of self-employed status and earn premium rates".
Martijn de Lange, chief executive of Hermes UK, said: "We have listened to our couriers and are wholeheartedly committed to offering innovative ways of working to meet peoples' differing needs. "
Tax implications?The so-called gig economy means that people are paid for the "gigs" they do such as delivering a parcel or a car journey, rather than their time.
Some workers are pushing companies to offer better conditions such as paid leave and the minimum wage.
But Matthew Taylor , author of, told BBC Radio 4 's Today Programme that Hermes' new arrangement could raise questions about whether it was "sustainable" as it may be of interest to HM Revenue & Customs.
"I'm afraid. I think the HMRC. . Will be looking at this very closely because if somebody has most of the benefits of being an employee and if The Employer has most of the benefits of employing somebody, then the tax authorities Will want The Employee to be paying national insurance as an employee and they'll want The Company in particular to be paying national insurance on Those People ," he said.
Hermes said it was "totally surprised" by Mr Taylor's comments and "100% disagreed" with them. It said Hermes had received legal advice that under its new offer its couriers would remain self-employed.
Mark Rix, GMB's national officer told the BBC that there were tax implications only for those receiving a "full suite" of benefits.
No holiday for Ten YearsEd Cross has been a Hermes courier for Ten Years and his route is in North Yorkshire .
He says he hasn't had a holiday for Ten Years , partly because he Will no longer have to find someone to cover his route when he is away.
"It's a huge deal because we've been self employed, basically on Our Own , we've nobody to turn to, if Hermes say 'no' or they treat us wrongly, we have nowhere to go, nothing, up Until Now . "
In December, Uber, the ride-sharing service, which said drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam were entitled to benefits.
Uber said it would appeal to the Supreme Court.
Tim Roache , General Secretary of the GMB, said: "Full credit to Hermes. They're showing that the gig economy doesn't have to be an exploitative economy and we look forward to working with them through this ground-breaking agreement.
"Other employers should take notice, this is how it's done. "
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Source of news: bbc.com