Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill spells end for Zero Hours Contracts ?

The recently announced Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill includes a very heavy focus on zero hours contracts. The starting point is that staff on zero hours contracts will be free to find work with more than one employer. Exclusivity clauses which prevent an individual from working for another employer, even when no work is guaranteed are to be made unlawful. Critics have long argued that the use of exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts undermines choice and flexibility for the individuals concerned. Ministers say the reform will benefit the 125,000 zero hours contract workers currently estimated to be tied to an exclusivity clause and is part of a bid to clamp down on abuses in the workplace by less scrupulous employers. It will allow workers to look for additional work to boost their income. The government say the reform will command widespread public support and point to their consultation responses on the initiative last year.36, 000 people responded to the government with 83% in favour of banning exclusivity clauses. And Ministers say they will also:- - Consult further on how to prevent rogue employers evading the exclusivity ban, for example through offering 1 hour fixed contracts - Work with business representatives and unions to develop a code of practice on the fair use of zero hours contracts by the end of the year (2014) - Work with stakeholders to review existing guidance and improve information available to employees and employers on using these contracts more information on this and much more in the #ConcrewTraining one-day workshop on avoiding workshop disputes and tribunals. http://concrew-training.co.uk/home/management-hr/hr-support-workshops/avoiding-workplace-disputes-tribunals #employmentlaw

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