Government Announces Changes to Employment Rights Bill.
The UK government has announced significant changes to its Employment Rights Bill, including a ban on exploitative zero hour contracts for agency workers. Agency workers will be entitled to a minimum number of guaranteed hours each week, and those who choose zero hour contracts will also be eligible for compensation if their shifts are changed at short notice. The amendments aim to provide better protections for workers in the gig economy.
- The inclusion of agency workers in the ban on exploitative zero hour contracts is a crucial step towards addressing the precarious nature of many jobs in the modern workforce, and may ultimately lead to more workers being offered stable employment arrangements.
- How will these changes impact the broader debate about universal basic income or other forms of social support for workers who continue to struggle with job insecurity?