A Bill to amend the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that a Universal Credit claimant may not be sanctioned for refusing work on a zero hours contract; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 October 2019
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This bill would stop Universal Credit claimants from being sanctioned for refusing a job that is offered on a zero-hours basis. It would change the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to make it unlawful to sanction someone on Universal Credit merely for turning down zero-hours work, recognising that such hours can be unpredictable. It aims to protect claimants while they search for more suitable employment.
The bill is in the early stages of passage, currently at the 2nd Reading in the Commons. There is no recorded progress to committee stage or to the Lords based on the provided information.
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