Workers on controversial zero-hour contracts could “fall into a black hole”, an employment lawyer has warned. Graeme Dickson, employment law associate at Thorntons, also fears that few further and higher education institutions have policies in place regarding the use of such contracts. The TUC Congress voted in favour of outlawing zero-hour contracts which require people to work exclusively for one business and Labour leader Ed Miliband insisted that his party would be seeking to end the misuse of such contracts particularly where people are being required to work exclusively for one employer even though they are not being guaranteed any hours. The topic of zero-hour contracts has particularly been in the spotlight since research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development indicated that over a million employees are affected by such contracts. Zero hours contracts are prevalent in certain sectors including education and hospitality, and often for good reason where the quantity or frequency of work cannot be guaranteed.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:00:01 +0000
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