More than 100 companies in the facilities management sector have warned of 'deep concerns' and 'unintended consequences' of the Employment Rights Bill.
Updated to include dates for August including International Childfree Day, International Coworking Day and International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
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.