Zero‑hours contracts are about to change in the UK ‑ how managers respond will be crucial

Changes to zero hours contracts are designed to improve employment terms for workers. Will the cost to employers undermine the plan?

Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

Labour's employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official ...

Ban on zero-hours contracts to cost companies up to £3bn

Labour has admitted its plan to ban zero-hours contracts will cost businesses up to £3bn a year. The party pledged to ban "exploitative" zero-hours contracts in its manifesto. Ho ...

Zero-hours contracts more popular with workers, official analysis shows

Workers prefer a zero-hours contract to fixed hours for the same role, according to analysis for Labour ministers.

Burnham urged to intervene over ‘zero-hours’ custody officers in private prison

Exclusive: Prison officers’ union strongly opposes HMP Millsike offering flexible work escorting prisoners amid staff shortages ...
Opinion

Restrictions in zero-hours contracts ‘will lead to redundancies’

Workers on zero-hours contracts risk losing their jobs if Labour’s plan for new rights comes into force, according to a survey of employers.
Medical Xpress

Zero-hour contracts take huge mental and physical tolls: Poor eating habits, lack of sleep, relationship problems

The number of workers on zero-hours contracts continues to rise in the UK. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates that between October and December 2018 there were between 777,000 and ...