Zero hours

Work is becoming more secure but more action is needed to enforce employment rights and improve job quality for all,...

Purplebricks and Yopa face class action from agents over employment rights.

The end of furlough will have significant impacts on the employment picture with a possible rise in zero hours contracts and short-time working.

A Labour government would give all workers protections against unfair dismissal from their first day in employment, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

The TUC has called for an urgent “economic reset” after its research confirmed that low-paid workers bore the brunt of...

Zero hours contracts are failing to provide more flexibility to workers and are instead trapping people in low pay and insecure work.

Low-paid workers are at greatest risk of losing their jobs when the government’s furlough scheme closes, new research has found.

MPs are to consider allegations over work practices at the delivery giant after couriers alleged they had been told they'd lose delivery rounds unless they accept lower pay.

What's next for workers' rights, given the omission of the Employment Bill from the government's legislative agenda?

Dublin's binary approach to the gig economy has created a zero-sum game for platform operators and contractors. It's time for a rethink.

Matthew Taylor believes that aligning the systems for employment status and tax would help prevent worker exploitation.

Research finds that the issue is more prominent among people from ethnic minorities and the low-paid.

The cycling retailer, owned by Frasers Group, expects to slash headcount and change the remaining workers' contracts.

The European Commission has begun its consultation on the rights of gig economy workers whose labour is governed by digital platforms.

The Supreme Court's decision in the Uber v Aslam case is set to have significant implications for the app-based working model. But what comes next for Uber and its workers?