Conditions of Employment
Commons · Question 77491 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment Rights Bill on (a) levels of self-employment (b) the ratio of fixed-term contracts to permanent co
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 17 Oct 2025
The Government has published its Impact Assessment and Economic Analysis for the Employment Rights Bill.As stated, the guaranteed hours provisions aim to reduce the risk of workers being pushed into casual employment, increase predictability for workers w...