{"id":586,"date":"2016-02-09T14:51:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcaid-online.co.uk\/lexadeen\/?p=586"},"modified":"2016-02-17T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:07:31","slug":"zero-hour-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcaid-online.co.uk\/lexadeen\/zero-hour-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero hour contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At last, some real protection has been introduced for zero hour contract workers.<\/p>\n<p>In force today, the exclusivity terms in zero hour contracts (redress) regulations 2015 provide that:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>No qualifying period is required to bring such an unfair dismissal claim; and,<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At last, some real protection has been introduced for zero hour contract workers. 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