Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/22/unions-worry-labours-plan-for-zero-hours-contracts-may-break-manifesto-pledge #ZerohoursContracts #AndyBurnham #TradeUnions #Politics #EmploymentLaw #UkNews #Business
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Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge
By Heather Stewart Economics editorLeaders claim scaremongering from business figures may cause key legislation to become ‘meaningless’
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Burnham urged to intervene over ‘zero-hours’ custody officers in private prison
By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editorExclusive: Prison officers’ union strongly opposes HMP Millsike offering flexible work escorting prisoners amid staff shortages
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/18/burnham-zero-hours-custody-officers-private-prison
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Burnham urged to intervene over ‘zero-hours’ custody officers in private prison https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/18/burnham-zero-hours-custody-officers-private-prison #PrisonsAndProbation #TradeUnions #ZerohoursContracts #UkCriminalJustice #Society #UkNews
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Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/16/andy-burnham-gig-economy-companies-employment-rights #GigEconomy #EmploymentLaw #ZerohoursContracts #WorkCareers #Business #AndyBurnham #Labour #Politics #UkNews
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Burnham urged to crack down on gig economy firms to protect 4m workers
By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentExclusive: Campaigners say millions are missing out on key rights including sick pay and protection against unfair dismissal
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The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?
By Jess Cartner-MorleyIn 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recognition
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Been thinking about #ZeroHoursContracts since #andyburnham announced he wants to ban them.
I agree, they can be awful in their current format.
However, I used to work for Traffic Wales who offered zero hour contracts, and we had a couple of uni students on them. They were called in to cover when someone was sick, on holiday, or when there was a big event anywhere in Wales that was likely to cause increased congestion or other issues on the roads. They had set times on a rota of when they were available, to fit around their studies, and 90% of the time they got the hours they wanted. They made good money and loved the job. They were treated fairly and with respect.
I don't think these kinds of set ups are a bad thing, and are great for students and people who have other commitments that mean they cant commit to full or even part time hours but still want to earn some extra money and get valuable work experience.
But they have been abused by unscrupulous employers and THAT is what needs to change. I don't think banning them is the answer, instead they need to be limited to occupations where they make sense and are justifiable and where those on zero hours are guaranteed a minimum amount of hours so not a zero hour contract at all, but like a flexible working set up with an agreed min hours, and they have the same rights and protections as contracted employees.
It's not the concept of a zero hours contract that is bad, it can be great for some people, it's they way it is abused that is the issue, in my opinion.
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Minister defends changes to UK workers’ rights against costs backlash https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/14/minister-kate-dearden-defends-uk-workers-rights-reforms-business-backlash-costs #EmploymentLaw #Labour #ZerohoursContracts #MinimumWage #Politics #WorkCareers #Business #UkNews #Unemployment
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Zero-hours contracts: ministers’ detailed plans for ban criticised by firms and unions https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/zero-hours-contracts-ban-firms-unions #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews #Business #Politics
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Ministers urged to press ahead with ban on zero-hours contracts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/26/ministers-urged-ban-zero-hours-contracts #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews #GigEconomy #Business #WorkCareers #Poverty #Money #EmploymentLaw #Tuc
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Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/next-boss-entry-level-jobs-lord-wolfson-youth-unemployment #Economics #Next #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #RetailIndustry #Business #Unemployment #Society #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews
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Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/03/young-people-more-likely-to-leave-for-health-reasons-when-in-low-paid-insecure-jobs #Unemployment #Tuc #YoungPeople #Business #PatMcfadden #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Labour #UkNews #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #Society #Health #TradeUnions
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Number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj1m7d4gxpo
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Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/19/ministers-must-end-restraints-civil-service-pay-regulators-mike-clancy-prospect-union #CivilService #PublicSectorPay #Regulators #PublicServicesPolicy #TradeUnions #ZerohoursContracts #WorkersRights #EmploymentLaw #UkNews #Politics #Society #Business
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UK’s gender pay gap forecast to persist for another 30 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/15/gender-pay-gap-persist-30-years-uk-tuc #GenderPayGap #Pay #UkNews #WorkersRights #Business #Tuc #Women #Inequality #WorkCareers #ZerohoursContracts
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Less than five months ago, the post below appeared on a Labour Party feed.... but now (presumably under pressure from employers), the Party has decided to 'reform' zero hours contracts instead.
While one can hope zero hours contracts will be constrained this is not the same as 'banning' them - whatever you may think of the reasoning for retaining some from of ZHCs, this is yet one more gift to the Greens in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
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The view of Labour's Employment Rights Bill from someone who one might have thought would have been helped by it....
She's not hopeful, not least as she expects cynical employers to manipulate the system to expand the loopholes in the proposed legislation on zero hours contracts.
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#UK has seen ‘explosion’ in #InsecureWork since 2011, says #TUC report
Record high of 4.1 million people found to be in #PrecariousEmployment such as #ZeroHoursContracts and #CasualWork
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/14/uk-explosion-in-insecure-work-tuc-report
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lol, Labour absolutely WILL cave into pressure on Zero Hours contracts.....
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"[UK] Labour’s ‘new deal for workers’ will not fully ban zero-hours contracts"
Okay so for clarity, I'll explain that this headline is approaching it from the angle that Labour should be banning zero hour contracts, and people think they're bad for leaving in a loophole.
I'm disabled and I employ 2 PAs on regular contracts to support me with day-to-day things.
Sometimes one PA calls in sick and the other PA can't do emergency cover. In that situation I text my back-up PA, who is only sporadically available, but sometimes can do a few hours at short notice.
She's on a zero hours contract, and the hourly rate is slightly higher because I am aware that it means she doesn't get annual leave and such. She can say no if she'd rather be washing her hair, no penalty. She does maybe four hours in a month, one month in three? We negotiated it together, and it seems like we're both happy with it.
So I guess what I'm curious about is: What do people who are against zero hours contracts think that we should be doing instead? Should she be like on a retainer, and if I ask her to come in at short notice she can't say no? Or is there some other model that I'm not aware of?
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Record number of young people on zero-hour contracts – report
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/record-number-of-young-people-on-zero-hour-contracts-report/ar-BB1kfBVW?cvid=507b7b76b594410f83dd34ad21f4b2d6&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=18 -
How women and younger #UK workers are being hit by ‘#underemployment’ - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/01/how-women-and-younger-uk-workers-are-being-hit-by-underemployment
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#AngelaRayner gives ‘cast iron’ promise of bill banning #ZeroHoursContracts - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/12/angela-rayner-gives-cast-iron-promise-of-bill-banning-zero-hour-contracts #GeneralElectionNow #GTTO
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‘The Strikes Act is the nadir of the Conservatives’ wretched record on living standards’ | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/the-strikes-act-is-the-nadir-of-the-conservatives-wretched-record-on-living-standards#StrikesAct
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