Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Conditions of Employment
Commons · Question 135 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of insecure employment contracts on workers in the retail and hospitality sectors.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 May 2026
The Department’s assessments of the impact of insecure employment contracts on workers in the retail and hospitality sectors are set out in the impact assessments for the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025. In summary, while so...