Working Hours
(asked on 11th June 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with businesses about the length of the reference period of the guaranteed hours provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025 to protect access to flexible working.
Answered by
Lord Leong
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
This question was answered on 24th June 2026
Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with business, trade unions and representative organisations on the zero hours measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025, including about the length of the reference period. We continue to meet regularly with business representative organisations and trade unions.