The BBC report that the Government-commissioned Taylor review on modern employment practices is set to call for employees on zero-hours contracts to be given the right to request a move onto fixed hours. The BBC understands the “right to request” fixed hours will be similar to the existing right to request flexible hours. Employers would have to respond “seriously” to the request and give reasons for their decision. The move comes as the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) submission to the Taylor review supported the proposal “so that employees always have the confidence to discuss what they want from flexibility with their employer”. The CBI also recommended that the right of employees to receive a written statement setting out key terms of their employment should be extended to workers to give them the same clarity about rights.

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