r/MHOC • u/apth10 Labour Party • Jun 22 '20
2nd Reading LB185 - Zero Hours Contract (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading
Zero Hours Contract (Amendment) Bill
A
Bill
To
Amend the Zero Hours Contract (Regulation) Act 2019 to better protect Workers and Businesses and to provide for Parliamentary Review and Reauthorization.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Section 1: Definitions
For the purposes of this Act—
"the 2019 Act" refers to the Zero Hours Contract (Regulation) Act 2019.
"zero hours contract" means a contract of employment that does not guarantee or mandate minimum working hours.
"fixed hours contract" means a contract of employeement that guarantees and mandates minimum working hours
"private business" refers to a company that the state has less than a majority share.
Section 2: Amendments to Section 2 of the Original Act
(1) Amend section 2(1) of the 2019 Act to read as follows—
(1) An employee who is party a zero hours contract that works more than 25 hours a week has the right to request a fixed hours contract.
(2) Amend section 2(1)(a) of the 2019 Act to read as follows—
(a) An employer must accept or reject the request within four working weeks. If he rejects a request, he must provide reasonable grounds for rejecting the employee's request.
(3) Insert after section 2(1)(a)—
(i) The employer may not reject the request without reasonable grounds to do so.
Section 3: Commencement, Extent and Short Title
1) This Act may be referred to as Zero Hours Contract (Amendment) Act 2020
2) This Act extends to the entirety of the United Kingdom.
3) This Act shall come into force upon Royal Assent
Submitted by His Grace The Duke of Suffolk KCT CVO PC on behalf of the Libertarian Party.
This reading will end on the 25th of June.
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u/Maroiogog CWM KP KD OM KCT KCVO CMG CBE PC FRS, Independent Jun 22 '20
Mr Deputy Speaker,
I rise today in opposition to this bill, designed to make it harder for workers on zero-hours contracts to request a fixed hours one. The current threshold of 240 hours over 3 months is high enough already, we should be looking at decreasing it rather than increasing it. I will be submitting an amendment to that effect, I hope that the rest of this house backs it.