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​employers, SHOW YOUR commitMENT TO A FAIR WORKPLACE

Zero Hours Justice believes that workers deserve to be provided with fairness when it comes to how they are paid and treated, to ensure job security. Sadly, some organisations exploit the use of zero hours contracts for their own good, cancelling and changing shifts at short notice, which causes insecurity and anxiety for so many.

While legislation in the UK allows zero hours contracts to continue, to recognise those employers who do not use zero hours contracts in a way that undermines the security, safety and wellbeing of workers, Zero Hours Justice is delighted to launch a new, free Accreditation Scheme, Fairer Hours. Fairer Hours asks that employers provide a set of minimum terms for all workers.
In due course, we will proudly list and promote all those employers who have been accredited.  At present there is no fee to be part of the Accreditation Scheme as our costs are covered by a private donor. 

Fairer Hours Employer Accreditation

To apply for the Fairer Hours Employer Accreditation, we simply ask you to confirm that you:

Commit to provide:

1. A fair approach to hours and contracts with respect to zero or minimal hours contracts.
2. At least two weeks’ notice for scheduling of shifts and to ensure there is no penalty for a worker who declines a shift added at short notice.
3. Payment for shifts cancelled at less than two weeks’ notice.
4. Workers with the right to request a contract with more fixed hours at any time without consequences.
5. A review of actual hours worked annually and initiate a supportive conversation with the worker with a view to providing a contract at or close to the hours actually being worked as soon as able.

For irregular specialist and seasonal workers, a fixed term contract would be supplied for the following: 

• Highly paid professionals
• Fruit pickers
• Festival and events staff for fixed events
• Holiday jobs for a fixed duration

With the exemption of:

• Non-routine specialists such as maintenance people/engineers

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​By zero hours contract, we mean any contract or working arrangement that satisfies the definition of "zero hours contract" in section 27A of the Employment Rights Act 1996. That is, a zero hours contract* is a type of contract or working arrangement where:

• the employer is not obliged to offer work;
• the employee or worker is not obliged to accept work when offered;
• The employee or worker is not prevented from working elsewhere.

* Alternative names for zero hours contracts included, but are not limited to, "casual work", "bank work", "being on-call", "variable hours" and "part-time variable hours"