Zero hours and casual contracts
MPs have rejected amendments to the Employment Rights Bill tabled by the House of Lords, which the government said would have weakened the Bill, including watering down the day one right to protection from unfair dismissal and limiting those able to benefit from the ban on 'exploitative' zero hours contracts.
The TUC has today (Monday) told Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers in the House of Lords to 'stop trying to block' stronger rights for millions of workers.
Employers and agencies who hire summer staff must remember their pension obligations, the regulator has warned.
Agency workers will be included in the ban on 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts, as the government tables around 250 amendments to its landmark Employment Rights Bill today.
A tribunal has ruled that all Addison Lee drivers are workers, who will now be entitled to backdated holiday pay and compensation for loss of earnings.
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New analysis has shown that 1.4 million people face the 'double jeopardy' of working in severely insecure jobs while living in privately rented accommodation.
The number of young people on zero-hours contracts has reached record levels in the UK, according to new analysis from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University.
News: HR and legal information and guidance relating to zero hours and casual contracts.