Zero hours

Agency workers included in ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts, as government tables amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

MPs urge government to close loopholes that allow companies to exploit work insecurity and undercut Britain’s outstanding employers.  

A deluge of allegations of employee harassment and abuse are threatening to cloud the fast food giant's reputation.

Two-thirds of zero-hours contract workers have been with their employer for more than a year, and one in eight for...

Adam Grant from Wedlake Bell on how the Employment Rights Bill will affect the employment of temporary and seasonal workers

New legislation around zero-hours working risks enveloping agency workers and pushing companies into promoting ‘false self-employment’, MPs hear.

EHRC briefs MPs on impact of Employment Rights Bill, including compatibility of the rights regarding harassment and freedom of expression.

An MP has accused McDonald’s of running a ‘predator’s paradise’ and a ‘hotbed of harassment’ in a parliamentary select committee.

The CIPD calls for the government to engage in meaningful consultation to avoid negative outcomes from the Employment Rights Bill.

Retail companies are recruiting young store assistants without basic employment rights for seasonal work, an investigation by the Observer has alleged.

Employers of seasonal workers need to be well versed in the proposals of the Employment Rights Bill, which if misunderstood or ignored could lead to tribunal proceedings and reputational damage.

The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed indicates.

Zero-hours reforms should not apply to agency workers, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

As key consultations on the Employment Rights Bill draw to a close, the recruiters' body warned that the Bill was 'undercooked' and needed changing.

A professional body for employment lawyers has told the government that its Employment Rights Bill, without amendments, would ‘swamp business’...