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30 October 2024
Issue: 8092 / Categories: Legal News , Employment , Terms&conditions
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Views sought on the right to guaranteed hours

The government is seeking views on how to apply the ban on exploitative zero hours contracts to the one million temporary agency workers in the UK

The Employment Rights Bill will include a right to guaranteed hours, reasonable notice of shifts and payment for shifts cancelled at short notice.

Employment minister Jonathan Reynolds said: ‘We recognise that for a lot of businesses, using agencies is vital for remaining agile and flexible in a competitive market.’

The consultation, ‘Making work pay: the application of zero hours contracts measures to agency workers’, is open until 2 December.

Issue: 8092 / Categories: Legal News , Employment , Terms&conditions
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group

From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore

Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Ellisons—Robert Tiffen

Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office

NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

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