Topic
Zero Hours Contracts
18 published works
Global Workplace Insider
What rights and protections are there for workers on zero hours contracts in Germany?
Unlike in the U.K. and other EU member states, zero hours contracts are not (yet) common practice in Germany. To date, other arrangements aimed at achieving “flexible working” such as…
Employment Law Watch
What’s New for Employment Law in 2016?
Readers may be glad to know that there is (perhaps) a less-busy year on the horizon in terms of changes to UK employment law. However, there are still several developments…
Employment Law Worldview
UK’s Zero Hour Contract Regulations gain some teeth
In May 2015 the Employment Rights Act was amended to include at Section 27A a provision which made unenforceable any requirement in a zero hours (ZH) contract that the worker…
Employment Law Watch
New Rights for Zero-Hours Workers
A quick reminder that new rules in place as of 11 January 2016 give greater protection to zero-hours workers, protecting them from dismissal and suffering from a detriment if they…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Zero-Hour Contracts: The Newest Way Workers Are Getting Screwed
A zero-hour contract is a "contract" of employment creating an on-call arrangement between employer and employee and in which the employer asserts it has no obligation to provide any work…
Employment Law Worldview
Innovative working patterns in the UK: a risk that there will be no jam tomorrow
As everyone is looking for signs of economic recovery, the Coalition to laud it and Labour to decry it as fragile, the mass of employment data emerging is coming under…
Employment Law Worldview
UK Zero hours: the debate goes on
From time to time, a subject will capture the public’s (or at least the media’s) attention. As a result, something which has gone on for many years either unnoticed or…
Employment Law Watch
Zero-Hours Contracts – A Hot Topic
By Laura H. Juillet, Amy Ferrington
Zero-hours contracts have been in the news a lot recently. We take a look at their legal status, and consider the pros and cons of their use for both employers and…