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Workers on zero hours contracts could be given the right to request a move to a fixed number of hours. That is according to reports suggesting that Matthew Taylor's review into modern employment practices, due to be published this summer, will recommend a new right for workers on zero hours contracts to secure a guaranteed number of hours. The right to request more hours will be similar to regulations such as the right to request flexible working, as employers will have to provide "serious" business reasons to refuse the request.Zero hours contracts and more
Non-guaranteed hours could command higher minimum wage
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Why are you capitalising the word “regulations” near the beginning of this article? It’s a religion, isn’t it…. soon you’ll be referring to the PM as Her and She.
Agree – this house style rule has been too liberally applied so we’ve changed it. No “Her” of “She” in the pipeline though
I would fully support workers being given a choice!
McDonald’s figures are very interesting though. It makes me wonder if those pushing for changes are simply used to the way they have been employed for their working life and would be aghast to be in such employment. Whereas the possibly younger workforce of McDonalds value the flexibility it brings, which probably fits in better with their lives? If so, let’s hope it is a choice for workers to make themselves.