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Zero hours

Zero hours contracts are sometimes used by employers that require flexibility in their workforce, for example where the need for workers is unpredictable. Under a zero hours contract, the employer is not obliged to offer the worker a set number of hours. Their use has attracted controversy and in 2013 the government outlined plans to restrict the use of “exclusivity clauses” whereby workers are stopped from working for other employers.


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    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Irregular hours workers and holiday pay entitlement

    by Rob Moss 30 Nov 2023
    by Rob Moss 30 Nov 2023

    Irregular hours workers’ holiday pay entitlement is calculated at 12.07% of the hours worked, up to a maximum of 28 days.

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    • Disability

    Disability pay gap ‘higher than a decade ago’

    by Jo Faragher 14 Nov 2023
    by Jo Faragher 14 Nov 2023

    Disabled workers earn almost a sixth less than their non-disabled colleagues, according to TUC analysis.

    • Zero hours
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    • Gig economy

    One in four UK jobs are ‘bad’ jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2023

    One in four UK jobs are 'bad jobs', with women more likely than men to be in poor-quality employment, according to an economist.

    • Zero hours
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    • Ethnicity

    Black and ethnic minorities more likely to work at night

    by Rob Moss 28 Oct 2023
    by Rob Moss 28 Oct 2023

    TUC calls for better pay and conditions for millions of night workers, as it finds that ethnic minorities are 53% more likely to regularly work nights.

    • Acas
    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    Acas consulting on predictable working pattern requests code

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2023

    Acas has launched a consultation on its draft predictable working pattern requests code, ahead of new rules next year.

    • Agency workers
    • Zero hours
    • Employment law

    Will the Predictable Terms and Conditions Act change anything?

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Oct 2023

    Will the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 actually grant more stability to workers, or is it a damp squib?

    • Agency workers
    • Zero hours
    • Employment law

    Right to predictable working hours receives Royal Assent

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Sep 2023

    The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has passed the House of Lords.

    • National living wage
    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    ‘Good work agreements’ needed to tackle low pay and poor conditions

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Sep 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Sep 2023

    The Resolution Foundation suggests 'good work agreeements' should be introduced to improve conditions for workers in low-paid jobs.

    • Zero hours
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Living Hours campaign reaches 100 signatories

    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2023
    by Jo Faragher 23 Aug 2023

    A campaign against insecure work from the Living Wage Foundation has reached 100 signatories.

    • Zero hours
    • Collective bargaining
    • NHS

    RCN urges health secretary to reconsider ‘two-tier’ NHS pay offer

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jun 2023

    Union urges Steve Barclay to address the 'two-tier system' in the pay award and the NHS bank staff non-consolidated payment issue.

    • Bonuses
    • Zero hours
    • NHS

    Include NHS bank staff in one-off payments, petition urges

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2023

    A petition to ensure that NHS bank staff in England receive non-consolidated pay increases like their colleagues is gaining traction.

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    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    Top 10 HR questions March 2023: Third-party harassment

    by Brightmine 4 Apr 2023
    by Brightmine 4 Apr 2023

    We look at the Top 10 HR questions in March 2023, which cover topics including third-party harassment, Ramadan and redundancy.

    • Zero hours
    • Education
    • Latest News

    University staff consider new offer but strikes continue

    by Rob Moss 15 Mar 2023
    by Rob Moss 15 Mar 2023

    University lecturers and other staff in higher education are continuing to strike despite having received new offers in disputes over...

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    What Harpur Trust v Brazel means for holiday pay

    by James Cresswell 28 Feb 2023
    by James Cresswell 28 Feb 2023

    Up to 700,000 workers may benefit from an increased holiday entitlement following the Harpur Trust v Brazel Supreme Court judgment.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Zero hours
    • Collective bargaining

    Exclusive: ‘HR has forgotten the art of industrial relations’ says TUC’s Paul Nowak

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023

    TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says the government is doing little to resolve the strikes, and HR is not equipped to deal with unions.

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