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.
Tribunal rules firm’s move to ‘zero hours’ coontracts is unfair dismissal
Staff at a Humberside car company have won an unfair dismissal case, after objecting to the introduction of a “zero...
Casual workers: what is their legal status?
What is the legal status of someone employed on a casual basis? Is it related to the number of hours...
Weekly dilemma: Casual workers
I have just taken over as HR manager at a food company which hires lots of casual and seasonal workers...
Looking back at this year’s challenges
Which piece of employment legislation has caused you the most headaches in 2005? Here HR practitioners from different sectors share their views. Compiled by Phil Boucher
Where do you stand on health?
Should employers be responsible for a healthy workforce? The answer, it would seem, is yes, says Stephen Overell
It’s good to talk…
The new consultation laws will encourage employers and staff to understand each other better
TUC attacked over call for full employment rights
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TUC call for the Government to extend full employment rights to all workers by
closing the legal loopholes around...
Scope of employment legislation to extend?
Leaked reports of workplace laws shake-up refer to staff being able to claim greater compensation and claim it sooner
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