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Plans to axe zero-hour contracts in North

written by cassoscoop July 1, 2024
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Economy Minister Conor Murphy is expected to propose a ban on zero-hour contracts in the North of Ireland.

Mr Murphy will outline the details in a statement to the Stormont Assembly today, Monday, July 1.

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has also promised to end “exploitative” zero-hour contracts and “one-sided flexibility” if it wins this week’s General Election.

Labour’s measures would not automatically apply in the North as employment law is largely devolved.

Zero-hour contracts allow employers to hire staff with no guarantee of the hours they will work.

They are mainly used in the hospitality and retail sectors.

There was a previous attempt to reform zero-hour contracts in the North when Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan brought forward a private members bill in 2021.

It did not provide for an outright ban on the contracts but proposed a right to request banded hours to provide certainty regarding the number of hours that a worker could typically expect to receive.

It is not yet clear if Mr Murphy’s proposals will take a similar approach.

He is due to announce a range of other employment law reforms.

During scrutiny of Ms Dolan’s bill, MLAs heard that an estimated 11,000 workers, representing approximately 1.3% of the North’s workforce, were covered by zero-hour contracts.

Some stakeholders suggested that this figure may be higher given that many workers employment status may not be recognised as a zero-hour contract.

Plans to axe zero-hour contracts in North was last modified: July 1st, 2024 by cassoscoop

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