Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 17180
Working Hours
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Michael Wheeler
Labour — Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October 2024, for what policy r
Answer
Kate DeardenThe government’s preference is for the hours threshold for the right to guaranteed hours to be between 8 and 20 hours per week, on the basis that options in this range are more likely to provide a favourable balance of costs and benefits. A baseline of 8 ...
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