Here the UK government addressed this issue by marrying worst elements of employment and self-employment. With the revised IR35 rules, a company can bring someo

Here the UK government addressed this issue by marrying worst elements of employment and self-employment. With the revised IR35 rules, a company can bring someone on board as a "deemed employee". This means they have to pay the individual through a fee payer, that deducts employee and employer taxes. However, even though these workers are taxed like employees, they are officially self-employed and therefore do not receive the usual employment rights and benefits. So things like minimum wage don't apply.