Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 81742
Care Workers: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen protections against (a) workplace exploitation, (b) excessive working hours and (c) zero-hour contracts for care sector staff.
Answer
Kate DeardenThe Government is committed to ending exploitative zero hours contracts through the landmark Employment Rights Bill.The Bill also introduces a framework for a fair pay agreement in social care, to bring together workers and providers to negotiate pay and ...
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