The UK Government has launched a consultation on reforms to zero-hours contracts in Wales, Scotland and England.
The consultation is seeking views on how new employee rights introduced under the Employment Rights Act 2025 will be implemented.
The rights include:
- guaranteed hours, where the number of hours offered reflects the hours worked by a qualifying worker during a reference period
- reasonable notice of shifts and changes to these
- payment for shifts cancelled, curtailed or moved at short notice
The consultation closes at 11:59am on 25 August 2026.
For further information and to respond to the consultation, please select the following link: Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts - GOV.UK.