Shape implementation so worker protection and operational flexibility remain balanced.
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High employment standards and predictable treatment for workers while preserving genuine operational flexibility for variable demand and frontline scheduling.
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Employment Alert – Changes to unfair dismissal claims from 1 January 2027 – issues employers need to consider now trethowans.com
Prospect calls for stronger worker protections in reforms to zero hours and similar contracts Prospect
NHS employers calls for pause to zero-hours contract reforms over £900m cost risk Open Access Government
ACS urges government not to undermine flexible working in c-stores Scottish Local Retailer
Any guaranteed-hours regime should distinguish between exploitative one-sided flexibility and legitimate variable-hours arrangements valued by both employees and employers.
Support a right for workers to request a more predictable working pattern where employers may decline on clear operational grounds.
Oppose an automatic hours guarantee based on a short reference period where it prevents businesses from responding to seasonal or operational demand.
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The inquiry could shape employer pension costs and workforce policy; we have until 26 October to decide whether Northstar should respond.
A shorter qualifying period could increase tribunal exposure and require changes to dismissal processes, manager training and workforce planning.
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These measures could materially reduce Northstar’s workforce flexibility and increase employment costs, particularly through guaranteed-hours obligations, shift-notice requirements and short-notice cancellation payments. The consultation is the key opportunity to shape implementation so protections remain practical and proportionate, consistent with Northstar’s employment flexibility position.
ECHR withdrawal Bill reaches Commons second reading on 16 October
Peer frames guaranteed hours and tax measures as pressures on rural businesses
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Parliament asks how employers’ shared parental policies are being kept adequate
Government employment rights messaging warrants a closer read after the TUC speech
Government reports no central data on violence against emergency department staff
Government confirms no central data on violence in emergency departments
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