Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77491
Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment Rights Bill on (a) levels of self-employment (b) the ratio of fixed-term contracts to permanent co
Answer
Kate DeardenThe Government has published its Impact Assessment and Economic Analysis for the Employment Rights Bill.As stated, the guaranteed hours provisions aim to reduce the risk of workers being pushed into casual employment, increase predictability for workers w...
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