United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8185
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9 June 2026
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15 June 2026 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts, published on 2 June 2026, if he will set out
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9 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s consultation document entitled Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts, published on 2 June 2026, if he will set out
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15 June 2026
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The government’s preference is to set the threshold within the range of 8 to 20 hours per week on the basis that options within this range are more likely to provide a favourable balance of costs and benefits.We are consulting on the hours threshold and w...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-09/8185
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1914175
- uk · wq-1914175 · source updated 15 June 2026