Guaranteed Hours for Zero-Hours Workers Are Coming. The Small Print Decides How Much They’re Worth.

June 5, 2026 by Tom Street

Zero-hours worker checking a shift rota on a phone, illustrating guaranteed hours reforms

Opinion & Commentary 5 June 2026 • By Tom Street, Solicitor Disclaimer: This article contains Tom Street’s personal opinion and commentary on employment policy. It is not legal advice for your specific circumstances. For advice on your individual situation, please contact us directly. Tom Street is a solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 566718). Key Facts On 2 June 2026 the government opened a consultation on reforming …

Reform UK Wants to Scrap the Employment Rights Act 2025. Let’s Be Clear About What That Actually Means.

March 8, 2026March 5, 2026 by Tom Street

Palace of Westminster at dusk reflected in the River Thames — Reform UK employment rights opinion piece

Opinion & Commentary 5 March 2026 • By Tom Street, Solicitor Disclaimer: This article contains Tom Street’s personal opinion and commentary on employment policy. It is not legal advice for your specific circumstances. For advice on your individual situation, please contact us directly. Tom Street is a solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 566718). Key Facts Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice pledged a “Great Repeal Bill” …

1.23 Million People Can’t Plan Their Lives. The Government Has the Law to Fix It. So Why Are We Still Waiting?

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Young zero-hours contract worker checking phone for shift confirmation in staff break room

Opinion & Commentary 5 March 2026 • By Tom Street, Solicitor Disclaimer: This article contains Tom Street’s personal opinion and commentary on employment policy. It is not legal advice for your specific circumstances. For advice on your individual situation, please contact us directly. Tom Street is a solicitor regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 566718). Key Facts A record 1.23 million people are now on zero-hours contracts as …

Fall in numbers of Zero hours contracts

June 9, 2021October 2, 2017 by

Between April and June 2017 the number of workers whose main job was a zero hours contracts was 883,000 according to the Office for National Statistics.

There has been a fall in the number of zero hours contracts from 2.9% to 2.8% compared to the same time last year.