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Review: Zero Hour Contracts

Committee/Panel: Health and Social Security Panel
Launch Date: 6 July 2015 Close Date: To be advised
Submissions Deadline: To be advised Review Status: Report published
Review Report(s):
Ministerial Response(s):

About

The Panel will examine how zero-hour contracts are used in Jersey and determine whether any misuse has taken place.  The Panel will also consider whether there is a disparity between the use of zero-hour contracts in the Island and in the United Kingdom.

Follow links to take part in the survey

Employees 

English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Zero-Hours-Employee-Survey

Polish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Zero-Hours-Employees-Survey-Polish-Version

Portuguese: https://pt.surveymonkey.com/s/Zero-Hours-Employees-Survey-Portuguese-Version

Employers

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Zero-Hours-Employer-Survey

Terms of reference

  1. To question the Minister for Social Security publicly on the Department’s response to P.100/2013 amd. 
  2. To examine the circumstances in which zero-hour contracts are being used in the public and private sectors. 
  3. To determine whether any misuse of zero-hour contracts has taken place in Jersey and, if so, the extent of the misuse.
  4. To determine whether there is a disparity between UK statistics and Jersey statistics regarding the use of zero-hour contracts and the reasons why this might be so.
  5. To fully consult with stakeholders, particularly employers and employees and their representative bodies, over the benefits and disadvantages of zero-hour contracts.
  6. To examine how the use of zero-hour contracts interact with the income support system and sickness benefit thresholds.
  7. To consider whether the current practice of using zero-hour contracts could be improved.