Impact assessment

Zero hours contracts: exclusivity clause ban avoidance

Shows the costs and benefits of potential policy options to prevent avoidance of a ban on exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 17 October 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Zero hours contracts: tackling avoidance of a ban on exclusivity clauses - consultation impact assessment

Ref: BIS/14/1015

PDF, 334 KB, 45 pages

Details

Exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts will be banned as part of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.

The consultation Zero hours employment contracts: exclusivity clause ban avoidance requests views on some possible solutions to prevent potential avoidance, and providing redress to affected workers, without putting forward preferred options. This impact assessment shows the costs and benefits of suggested possible options.

Published 17 October 2014