Zero Hour, Low Hour & Other Forms of Employment Contracts
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Available to view from 2 Jul 2026
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Zero Hour, Low Hour & Other Forms of Employment Contracts
Introduction
Zero hour contracts have had a bad press over the years. There have been concerns that they are exploitative, which has been countered by arguments from individuals who like the flexibility that the contracts bring. There is a place for zero hour contracts, but organisations using them need to understand some of the concerns about them, and how they are best used.
In addition, the Employment Rights Act 2025 brings significant changes to the use of zero hour and low hour contracts and changes that affect the use of temporary workers supplied by an employment agency. If employers make significant use of these sorts of workers, they need to be thinking now about what changes they might need to make - in advance of the new rules coming into effect in 2027.
This webinar will examine the nature of zero-hour contracts and low hour contracts, addressing the issue of employment status and how this applies to those working on a zero-hour contract. It will also address the use of agency workers.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Zero-Hour Contracts
- What are they?
- What are the problems?
- What changes are coming as a result of the Employment Rights Act 2025, and the implications for this
- Low hour contracts
- What are they, and what are the changes coming as a result of the Employment Rights Act 2025?
- Employment Status
- Review of employment status tests
- How they help us understand issues with zero-hour contracts
- Agency workers
- What is their employment status?
- What is the relevant law?
- What will change due to the Employment Rights Act 2025?
- Part-time working and fixed term contracts
- How might these be used to address staffing needs?
- What are the pitfalls to think about?
This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 2nd July 2026
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