Jules 🍺1d ago
Business lobbyists are trying to water down the zero hours law. Workers need to be louder.
https://the.organise.network/campaigns/zero-hour-consultation-share?utm_campaign=6YIz9g5mES&utm_medium=mobile-generic&utm_source=share
#ukpol #ZeroHoursContracts #ukpolicies
SHARE: Consultation on Zero-hours contracts

The government is consulting on zero hours contracts right now, and business lobbyists are already trying to water it down. Add your voice before 25 August👇

World news | The Guardian4d ago
Zero-hours contracts: ministers’ detailed plans for ban criticised by firms and unions https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/zero-hours-contracts-ban-firms-unions #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews #Business #Politics
Zero-hours contracts: ministers’ detailed plans for ban criticised by firms and unions

UK government says it would prefer workers to be guaranteed between eight and 20 hours a week based on regular hours

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 26
Ministers urged to press ahead with ban on zero-hours contracts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/26/ministers-urged-ban-zero-hours-contracts #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews #GigEconomy #Business #WorkCareers #Poverty #Money #EmploymentLaw #Tuc
Ministers urged to press ahead with ban on zero-hours contracts

Campaigners reject claims that tougher rules will deter hiring – and lock young people out of jobs

The Guardian
The Guardian FeedsMay 26

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs
By Julia Kollewe

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/next-boss-entry-level-jobs-lord-wolfson-youth-unemployment

#Economics #Next #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Retailindustry #Business #Unemployment #Society #Politics #Zerohourscontracts #UKnews #JuliaKollewe

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment

The Guardian
The Guardian FeedsMay 26

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs
By Julia Kollewe

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/next-boss-entry-level-jobs-lord-wolfson-youth-unemployment

#Economics #Next #UKunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Retailindustry #Business #Unemployment #Society #Politics #Zerohourscontracts #UKnews #JuliaKollewe

Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 26
Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/26/next-boss-entry-level-jobs-lord-wolfson-youth-unemployment #Economics #Next #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #RetailIndustry #Business #Unemployment #Society #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #UkNews
Next boss warns over ‘dramatic fall’ in UK entry-level jobs

Peer’s comments come as Milburn report is likely to find government has failed to tackle youth unemployment

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianApr 3
Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/03/young-people-more-likely-to-leave-for-health-reasons-when-in-low-paid-insecure-jobs #Unemployment #Tuc #YoungPeople #Business #PatMcfadden #UkUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Labour #UkNews #Politics #ZerohoursContracts #Society #Health #TradeUnions
Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises

The Guardian
Hacker NewsFeb 26

Number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj1m7d4gxpo

#HackerNews #zeroHoursContracts #UKWorkers #employment #crisis #labor #rights #crackdown

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high

There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

BBC News
World news | The GuardianFeb 19
Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/19/ministers-must-end-restraints-civil-service-pay-regulators-mike-clancy-prospect-union #CivilService #PublicSectorPay #Regulators #PublicServicesPolicy #TradeUnions #ZerohoursContracts #WorkersRights #EmploymentLaw #UkNews #Politics #Society #Business
Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns

Exclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital experts

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 15
UK’s gender pay gap forecast to persist for another 30 years https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/15/gender-pay-gap-persist-30-years-uk-tuc #GenderPayGap #Pay #UkNews #WorkersRights #Business #Tuc #Women #Inequality #WorkCareers #ZerohoursContracts
UK’s gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates

Trades Union Congress says women have worked a month and a half for nothing this year and legislation is needed

The Guardian