Businesses warn government over banning of zero-hour contracts
Business lobbying groups, including the BRC, FDR and UKHospitality, have written to the business and trade secretary, warning of the potential damage of banning zero-hour contracts.
The chief executives of the British Retail Consortium, Food & Drink Federation and UKHospitality have all said the requirements to give workers guaranteed hours in the government’s Employment Rights Act pose a “substantial threat to good jobs” in a letter which was also signed by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
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