questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts, published on 2 June 2026, what his Department's definition is of an adequate baseline level of security and predictability in relation to the hours threshold.
answerText: The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts from the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 and will publish further analysis in due course. The government’s preference for the hours threshold f...
heading: Working Hours