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Working Hours

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 estimate his

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
11 Jun 2026
Answer
12 Jun 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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 estimate his

  2. 11 Jun 2026

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  3. 12 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    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 as we implement these measures.The government has publ...

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