Rethink Urged on Zero-Hours Contract Reforms
The reforms would give workers guaranteed hours, advance shift notice and compensation for short-notice changes, with costs estimated at up to £2.9 billion, officials said.
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Zero-hours contracts are about to change in the UK - how managers respond will be crucial
New rights for gig workers are set to be introduced next year. Eder PaisanEmployers in certain sectors will have been concerned to read reports from the UK government that the costs of promised reforms to “zero hours contracts” under the Employment Rights Act 2025 may be anything up to £2.9 billion. The changes, due to be implemented in early 2027, are designed to redress what are seen as “one-sided” working arrangements under which workers bear…
Rethink urged on zero-hours contract reforms
Government reforms to zero-hours contracts must take into account the realities of how the construction industry works, a trade body has urged. Ministers have outlined plans to give qualifying workers new rights including guaranteed hours, reasonable notice of shift patterns and payment for hours that… The post Rethink urged on zero-hours contract reforms appeared first on Construction News.
8 things businesses need to know about zero-hours reforms
Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec 20 Aug 2026|News archive8 things businesses need to know about zero-hours reformsWith new protections for workers expected to come into force from 2027, employers will need to prepare for changes around guaranteed hours, shift notice, and compensation for cancelled shifts. BUSINESSES could face costs of up to £2.9bn a year under planned changes to zero-hours contracts, according to the government’s latest analys…
'A Hammer Blow To Young People': Businesses Fume At Proposed Zero Hours Reforms
Youth unemployment is already at its highest level in more than a decade, and Andy Burnham has made getting more youngsters into work or training one of his first priorities as prime minister. Ministers argue their proposed reforms will help millions of workers who face uncertainty over their weekly hours and earnings and even support economic growth because it will improve employee “wellbeing and engagement”. But Helen Dickinson, chief executiv…
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