At last, some real protection has been introduced for zero hour contract workers.

In force today, the exclusivity terms in zero hour contracts (redress) regulations 2015 provide that:-

• Any dismissal of a zero hour contract employee is automatically unfair, if the principal reason is that s/he breached a contractual clause prohibiting him/her from working for another employer
• No qualifying period is required to bring such an unfair dismissal claim; and,
• It is also unlawful to submit a zero hour worker (note: worker not employee) to detriments if they work for another employer in breach of a clause prohibiting them from doing so