Zero Hours contracts and exclusivity clauses

Zero Hours contracts and exclusivity clauses

As of today, the 26th May 2015, exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts have been banned.  This means that if you give people such contracts, you cannot stop them working elsewhere.

The eagle eyed among you may feel that this is old news, as certain politicians had said it was already done. It wasn’t, but now it is.  The order is behind the following link:  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1329/contents/made

The order also contains other measures such as increasing fines for those that fail to pay the minimum wage from £20,000 per notice (which could cover any number of workers) to £20,000 per worker.

Back to legal updates

Fixed month retainer -Why not have an in-house lawyer for your business for as little as £100 per month?

Get in touch