The distinction between a worker & employee isn't just a Q. of language, but as a legal issue, as Kenan Malik makes very clear, its crucial for understanding the legal rights that accrue (or often don't) to #workers in the UK.
This issue of 'single status' is not a Q. limited to the #gigeconomy, but is increasingly used as a distinction that dilutes or robs people of employment rights to the advantage of the employer!
Labour need to recall what its name actually means!