Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 17181

Working Hours

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Michael Wheeler

LabourWorsley 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 publication entitled Employment Rights Act 2025: economic analysis and enactment summary impact assessmen

Answer

Kate Dearden
The 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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