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Zero hours employment contracts: consultation
20 December 2013
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has published a consultation which seeks further evidence on the problems identified around the use of zero hours contracts.
To address exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts, the government is seeking views on the following options:
Legislating to ban the use of exclusivity clauses in contracts that offer no guarantee of work; Government issuing guidance on the fair use of exclusivity clauses; Encouraging the production of an employer-led Code of Practice on the fair use of exclusivity clauses, with an additional option to seek Government sponsorship of that Code; or Rely on existing common law redress which enables individuals to challenge exclusivity clauses.
To improve transparency over zero hours contracts, the Government is seeking views on:
Improving the content and accessibility of information, advice and guidance; Encouraging a broader, employer-led Code of Practice which covers the fair use of zero hours contracts generally; and Whether and how Government could produce model clauses for zero hours contracts.
This consultation will run for 12 weeks and the closing date for responses is 13 March 2014.
The policy team will be reviewing this consultation and will publish a survey in the New Year if deemed necessary.
CIPP survey on the government’s zero hours consultation
11 February 2014
If you have any experience or indeed opinions on the issue of zero hours contracts, please spare 15 minutes to share your thoughts to help inform the CIPP’s response to the government’s consultation. The issue of zero hours contracts was in the spotlight last Autumn. The government acknowledges that zero hours contracts have been used responsibly in some sectors for many years. They can support business flexibility, making it easier to hire new staff and providing pathways to employment for young people. These contracts and other flexible arrangements give individuals more choice and the ability to combine their work with their other commitments. But the government has also said that it will address and crack down on any abuse or exploitation of individuals in the workplace. As a result the government pledged to review the use of zero hours contracts and published a consultation document seeking views on these contracts can best suit workers and businesses.
CIPP Policy News Journal
16/04/2014, Page 101 of 519
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