Zero hours and casual contracts

New and updated

• Zero hours contracts increase by 100,000 as workers more aware

  Date:

  23 April 2018

  Type:

  News

  The number of people on zero hour contracts in the UK increased by around 100,000 last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.

• MPs urge ministers to speed up gig economy measures

  Date:

  20 April 2018

  Type:

  News

  MPs have accused the Government of being too slow to act on recommendations that would protect the rights of gig economy workers and people on zero-hour contracts.

• Types of contract

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on a government consultation, which proposes a right to request a more predictable and stable contract, in response to the Taylor review.

• How gig economy compromises health and wellbeing of workers

  Date:

  30 January 2018

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  How you're employed or hired can have a bearing on the way you're looked after by your employer, writes Tim Walsh.

• Bill looking to ban zero-hours contracts moves a step closer

  Date:

  10 January 2018

  Type:

  News

  A bill seeking to ban zero-hours contacts and bolster workers' rights is to come before parliament for a second reading next week.

• Zero hours workers subject to more sexual harassment

  Date:

  11 December 2017

  Type:

  News

  Two fifths of women and a fifth of men in the UK say they have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour at work, an in-depth poll for the BBC has found.

• Make big brands liable for supply chain non-compliance - Matthew Taylor

  Date:

  12 October 2017

  Type:

  News

  Major companies should be jointly liable for non-compliance with employment regulation uncovered in their supply chains, Matthew Taylor - lead author of this summer's Taylor review - urged yesterday while giving evidence to a joint hearing of two House of Commons select committees.

• Broken promises and emoji buttons: What's next for Sports Direct?

  Date:

  12 September 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  As Mike Ashley's company hits the headlines again for its working practices, can it overcome its problems or do the issues run deeper? Virginia Matthews reports.

• Matthew Taylor review: expect a right to request fixed hours

  Date:

  23 May 2017

  Type:

  News

  Workers on zero hours contracts could be given the right to request a move to a fixed number of hours.

• Zero hours workers assume no entitlement to paid holiday

  Date:

  9 May 2017

  Type:

  News

  Half of people on zero hours contracts wrongly believe that they are not entitled to paid holidays, research by Citizens Advice has revealed.