Zero hours

Government launches consultation on how reforms around zero-hours contracts should apply to agency workers.

Employment Rights Bill could cost business £7.4bn over 10 years as government publishes impact assessment and four consultations.

Liz Stevens, professional support lawyer at law firm Birketts, highlights the key takeaways from the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill

The government unveils its Next Steps to Make Work Pay alongside the publication of its Employment Rights Bill today.

Unite, one of the UK's largest trade unions, has said the government's Employment Rights Bill ‘stops short of making work pay.’

Employment lawyers give their initial reactions to the Employment Rights Bill after its full publication.

Labour’s reforms to workers’ rights - due this week - could take years to bed in and will not all be introduced at once, reports suggest.

A number of questions and clarifications remain on what the upcoming Employment Rights Bill will mean in practice.

A new law which was expected to give people the right to request predictable working hours has been ditched.

The government's plans 'have the potential to make real inroads in the problem of insecurity at work, and would particularly benefit low-paid workers'.

The poll of zero-hours contract workers commissioned by the TUC revealed that 84% wanted regular hours of work – compared to just 14% who did not.

A legacy of ‘structural racism’ means that one in six black and ethnic minority workers are in insecure jobs, according to the TUC.

The new Labour government's work pledges have garnered support from voters across the political spectrum, a survey for the TUC has found.

The Institute of Directors has conducted research providing insights as to what businesses really think about the new government's sweeping plans for employment.

Labour's landslide win will usher in a new landscape for employers and employees. HR will have its hands full keeping on top of the stream of change promised in the new government's first 100 days.