Updated to include information on Augustine v Data Cars Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal considered whether part-time status must be the sole cause of less favourable treatment.
The policy intent behind the measures relating to zero and low hours workers in the Employment Rights Bill is to end one-sided flexibility and "exploitative zero hours contracts". This does not mean that there will be an outright ban on such contracts. What it does mean is that there will now be a legislative framework, the intention behind which is to deliver a better level of predictability and security for workers. Barrister and mediator Alison Frazer looks at the practical implications for HR.
Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government's Immigration White Paper this morning (12 May), pledging to drastically reduce employers' reliance on overseas workers and promote investment in homegrown skills.