Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what guidance his Department plans to provide to employers on what constitutes reasonable notice of a) shifts and b) changes to shifts under the proposed reforms to zero-hour contracts.

The government will publish guidance and provide time for employers to adjust to the new rules around shift notice. The guidance will cover how much notice should be presumed reasonable as well as other factors employers should consider to determine what notice is reasonable in given circumstances.