A Bill to limit the use of zero-hours contracts; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
27 March 2015
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The Zero Hours Contracts Bill aims to limit the use of zero-hours contracts and provide protections for workers who are employed under such arrangements. It seeks to give these workers more predictability over their hours and reduce the job insecurity that can come with on-demand work.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons (as of 2014-11-21); if it passes this stage, it would typically move on to committee stage.
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2 Jul 2014
21 Nov 2014
The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 2 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill began its second reading debate on 21 November 2014 but the debate was adjourned.
The 2014-15 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
