zero-hours contracts
Coverage of zero-hours contracts in the Nexus archive.
- Labour's jobs nightmare before Christmas: Businesses warn crackdown on zero-hours contracts will mean fewer flexible seasonal jobs
Labour's crackdown on zero-hours contracts is causing businesses to warn that there will be fewer flexible seasonal jobs before Christmas.
- Zero-hours contracts: ministers’ detailed plans for ban criticised by firms and unions
UK ministers' proposed ban on zero-hours contracts, requiring guaranteed weekly hours based on regular work patterns, faces criticism from unions and employers. The plan, set to take effect next year, mandates employers to offer staff, including agency workers, a minimum weekly hour guarantee.
- UK government pushes ahead with zero-hours crackdown despite business warnings
The UK government is advancing a crackdown on zero-hours contracts to fulfill Labour’s pre-election pledge to ban 'exploitative' contracts, despite warnings from businesses.
- Ministers urged to press ahead with ban on zero-hours contracts
Campaigners urge ministers to ban zero-hours contracts despite business claims that such rules would deter hiring and exclude young people. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) joined other organizations in calling for the government to reject business opposition.