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FOI request (FOIR-485085848)
Zero Hours contracts
Requested Wed 08 February 2023
Responded Tue 25 April 2023I write to request information about your use of zero hours contracts in the tax year 2022/2023 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.We are aware that we sent you a request for the data on zero hours contract in 2020/2021. We are now interested to know whether this data has changed.For clarification:• By zero hours contract, I refer to the definition provided by section 27A of the Employment Rights Act 1996: "a contract for employment or other worker's contract under which- the undertaking to or perform work or services is an undertaking to do so conditionally on the employer making work available or services available to the worker, and- there is no certainty that any such work or services will be made available to the worker."• By minimum hours contract, I mean a contract where the employer guarantees a small number of hours work, say 1 to 10 hours a week, which can be topped up by more hours if available.1. What other terminology to do you use for contracts or arrangements meeting the above legal definition of zero hours contract?2. How many workers/employees do you currently directly employ on zero hours contracts? What is the breakdown of these figures according to:(a) sex: Male, Female, Other, Prefer not to say(b) age: 16-17, 18-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+(c) race:White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British IrishWhite - Gypsy or Irish TravellerWhite - any other backgroundAsian or Asian British - IndianAsian or Asian British - PakistaniAsian or Asian British - BangladeshiAsian or Asian British - ChineseAsian or Asian British - Any other backgroundBlack or Black British - CaribbeanBlack or Black British - AfricanBlack or Black British - Any other backgroundMixed - White and Black CaribbeanMixed - White and Black AfricanMixed - White and AsianMixed - Any other mixed backgroundOther ethnic groupPrefer not to say3. What is the minimum, maximum and average number of hours per week carried out by zero hours staff?4. Do you have a policy to offer zero hours shifts with notice, pay for zero hours shifts cancelled at short notice and to offer a fixed hours contracts to zero hours staff based on actual hours worked?5. How many workers/employees do you currently indirectly employ on zero hours contracts via agencies, contractors or sub-contractors? If this data is not available, please provide the names of the agencies, contractors or sub-contractors that you use to employ workers indirectly.6. How many workers/employees do you currently directly employ on minimum hours contracts or via agencies, contractors or sub-contractors?7. How many workers/employees in total do you currently employ? What is the breakdown of these figure according to same breakdown as Question 2? - please note this question concerns your entire workforce, not just zero hours staff.
Response
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.1. Casual contracts, Assignments2. Please see attached3. Based on February claims - minimum 1 hr, maximum 24 hrs, average 6.5 hrs4. No5. Zero6. Zero7. Please see attachedAttachments
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