Tag Archives: Zero-hours contracts

Labour’s 2024 manifesto: Less Than Zero

Posted on August 22, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

(With apologies to Elvis Costello) So, trade unions are reportedly worried that the Government’s plan for zero-hours contracts will break the Labour Party’s July 2024 manifesto pledge. Which it will. Because, as I’ve said repeatedly on this blog and elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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Zero-hours contracts: To ban, or not to ban?

Posted on August 19, 2024 by wonkypolicywonk

While we await the return of MPs to Westminster to begin work on the new Labour Government’s ambitious legislative programme, including what is set to be a truly humongous Employment Rights Bill, the (very) clever policy wonks at the Resolution … Continue reading →

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Zero-hours contracts: Labour’s zero-sum game

Posted on April 1, 2024 by wonkypolicywonk

In February, I questioned whether Labour shadow ministers have any idea how to implement their near totemic pledge – set out in their New Deal for Working People – to “ban zero-hours contracts and contracts without a minimum number of … Continue reading →

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