5.1 This Act received Royal Assent on 18 September 2023 and gave workers the right to apply for a change to their terms and conditions of employment with the purpose of obtaining a more predictable working pattern. Note that this was not the right to a more predictable working pattern itself; just the right to request one. The government expressed concerns that this was not robust enough and did not give workers sufficient security in their employment.
5.2. This Act has already been scrapped as part of the Bill. Instead, the government will introduce the right for workers to have a contract which is reflective of their actual working pattern which reflects the government’s intention to give employees more certainty about their hours and times of employment. However, importantly, individuals who are offered guaranteed hours will be able to remain on zero hours contracts if they wish.
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