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Millions More to get a Say Over Their Working Hours


Ashored | Millions More to get a Say Over Their Working Hours

The Government has confirmed its support for the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill, introduced by Blackpool South MP Scott Benton, which will, it said, bring forward huge changes for tens of millions of workers across the UK.


The proposed legislation, which would apply to all workers and employees including agency workers, comes after a review found many workers on zero-hours contracts experience what has been called one-sided flexibility.


This means, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) explained, that they are currently left waiting, unable to get on with their lives in case of being called up at the last minute for a shift.


With a more predictable working pattern, workers will have a guarantee of when they are required to work, with hours that suit them.


Mr Benton said: “A significant number of my constituents experience unpredictable work. Being able to ask their employers to consider requests for a more predictable working pattern such as working on set days, or for a permanent contract, will help them to work more predictable hours and provide more reliably for their families in some cases, and help with their work-life balance in other situations.”


If a worker’s existing working pattern lacks certainty in terms of the hours they work, he went on, the times they work or if it is a fixed-term contract for less than 12 months, they will be able to make a formal application to change their working pattern to make it more predictable.


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