Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge

Leaders claim scaremongering from business figures may cause key legislation to become ‘meaningless’ Trades unions are warning Andy Burnham that Labour’s policy on cutting zero-hours contracts risks failing to live up to the party’s manifesto. Union leaders are seeking reassurances from the business secretary, Jonathan

More than 1.2 million people were working under zero-hours contracts as their only or main employment at the end of 2025

Labour came to power on a promise to make work pay and to end the exploitative zero-hours contracts…

New rights for gig workers are set to be introduced next year. Eder Paisan Employers in certain sectors will have been concerned to read reports from the UK government that the costs of promised reforms to “zero hours contracts” under the Employment Rights Act 2025 may be anything up to £2.9 billion. The changes, due t