Written questions

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...