Zero-hours contracts law change
29 February 2016
Following the implementation of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, a zero-hours contract is now legally defined for the first time
Go to UCU law extra for further details of what this means for you.
UCU is prioritising its campaigning to eradicate zero hours contracts in post-secondary education. Read updates on how we are waging this fight nationally and locally here:
- Rise in number of 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts condemned by UCU
- Zero-hours contracts and precarious academic work in the UK - UCU's campaign against zero-hours contacts crosses the Atlantic with coverage in a Canadian union magazine
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Making ends meet - the human cost of casualisation in post-secondary education, May 15 [940kb] -
UCU’s campaign against casualisation - annual report 2014-15 [259kb]
- UCU response to Ed Miliband's zero-hours contract pledge
- Increase in number of people on 'pernicious' zero-hours contracts
- Quality against casualisation - two case studies from further education in the South-West
- Zero-hours contracts: in the news and in our sights
- UCU to press government over zero-hours contracts
- UCU response to Labour's zero-hour contracts plans
- Zero hours in universities: 'You never know if it'll be enough to survive' (Guardian)
- University of Edinburgh vows to abolish zero-hour contracts
- Over half of universities and colleges use lecturers on zero-hour contracts
- Research reveals huge underestimation in number of workers on zero-hours contracts
- UCU response to Nick Clegg's zero-hours contracts investigation
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