Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 78087
Seasonal Workers: Working Hours
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Damian Hinds
Conservative — East Hampshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of varying the reference period for the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment Rights Bill for sectors with particularly high degrees of sea
Answer
Kate DeardenWe expect the initial reference period to be 12 weeks long. The frequency and length of subsequent reference periods will be subject to consultation and set out in regulations.We are conscious of the importance of seasonal workers and industries. There wi...
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