LPC believe that every individual should have a right to reasonable and recordable notice of their work schedules in a bid to discourage poor scheduling practice by employers, reduce unpredictability for workers and aid income security.
In practice, this policy will require an employer to provide a “reasonable” period of notice to a worker, prior to their shift starting.
A period that is considered “reasonable” is yet to be defined which balances both worker and employer needs.
Compensation for shift cancellation or curtailment without reasonable notice
The LPC recommend that where workers have their shifts cancelled without reasonable notice should be compensated and have put forward three options for the level of compensation, which are:
The value of the shift/hours in question
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• A worker’s appropriate NMW rate multiplied by their scheduled number of hours cancelled • A multiple of a worker’s appropriate NMW rate, e.g. three times the NMW
Employer compliance and guidance
One alternative option identified by the LPC was the provision of guidelines for employers.
Several organisations they engaged with suggested codes of practice or improved guidance as a means of tackling the problem of one-sided flexibility. Guidance or codes of practice would enable best practice to be shared across employers and industries and could be used to supplement the policies proposed within this consultation, or as a standalone option that covers a broader range of practices.
Government is seeking views on how employers could drive change in practices and share, both across their workforce and the wider industry, guidance on how the issue of one-sided flexibility can be addressed.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience in this survey. It is estimated that this survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The survey will close on 3 October.
CIPP comment In addition to the survey, the policy and research team will be chairing a Think Tank roundtable in early September to enable CIPP Full, Fellow and Chartered members to engage with BEIS officials to share their thoughts and experiences in further detail. Invitations will be sent shortly, but in the meantime if you wish to express your interest in attending this roundtable, please email us at policy using ‘one-sided flexibility’ as the subject.
Measures to address one-sided flexibility
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CIPP survey on Neonatal Leave and Pay 16 August 2019
The CIPP policy team have produced a survey on the consultation which is asking for views on a proposed new entitlement to Neonatal Leave and Pay for parents of babies who require neonatal care following birth.
An internal review by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) highlighted that parents of premature, sick and multiple babies can experience significant challenges, particularly in cases where their baby or babies need neonatal care for a number of weeks or months.
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