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The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) chief executive Charles Counsell has called on gig economy companies to offer pensions to eligible workers so they can have a decent standard of living in retirement.

Here it is, our monthly digest of the most important pension articles Professional Pensions has written and published over the last month, along with some contextual notes.

Uber has confirmed it will automatically enrol eligible drivers into a qualifying pension scheme following its Supreme Court defeat last month.

Uber drivers have once again won a legal battle to access to workers’ rights including auto-enrolment (AE) pensions, the minimum wage, and paid holidays.

Uber drivers have had their pension rights confirmed once more after the Court of Appeal ruled they should be classed as workers and entitled to associated rights.

Deliveroo riders have been denied pension rights in a gig economy case which has swung against the outcomes of a series of similar court battles.

Oliver Jaegemann says the pension industry's investment in technology and innovation have fallen off a cliff

Changes in work culture and technology will lead to an 'Uber moment' for savings at some point in the future, Bravura business development manager Natanje Holt believes.

Most respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz do not believe more workers on company boards would improve pension coverage.