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93663

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people employed on a zero-hours contract have been sanctioned by Jobcentre Plus for failing to look for or secure extra work hours in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	210694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. Jobseekers claiming Jobseekers Allowance are not required to apply for zero-hours contract vacancies, they will not be sanctioned as a result of not applying. UC claimants who refuse to accept a zero hours contract job offer, without good reason, can be subject to a sanction. However a UC claimant will not be sanctioned for refusing to take a zero hours contract with an exclusivity clause.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit automatically adjusts benefit payments depending on the number of hours a person works – whatever the type of contract. Where Universal Credit claimants refuse to apply for a role, including a Zero Hours Contract role when mandated to do so or refuse to accept a job offer, they can be sanctioned. People on Universal Credit will not be required to sign up to zero hours contracts which require exclusivity, so they will always have the opportunity to gain more hours elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 20/10/2014 15:35:53 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

79127

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 722W, what information his Department (a) holds and (b) has commissioned on the number of jobseekers moving into zero-hours contract jobs.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Information on jobseekers moving into zero-hours contract jobs is not held nor has it been commissioned. Information published by the Office for National Statistics suggests zero-hours contracts make up a relatively small part of the overall labour market, accounting for about 2% of all people in work.</p><p> </p><p>Jobseekers claiming Jobseekers Allowance are not required to apply for zero-hours contract vacancies, they will not be sanctioned as a result of not applying. UC claimants who refuse to accept a zero hours contract job offer, without good reason, can be subject to a sanction. However a UC claimant will not be sanctioned for refusing to take a zero hours contract with an exclusivity clause.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit automatically adjusts benefit payments depending on the number of hours a person works – whatever the type of contract. Where Universal Credit claimants refuse to apply for role, including a Zero Hours Contract role when mandated to do so or refuse to accept a job offer, they can be sanctioned. People on Universal Credit will not be required to sign up to zero hours contracts which require exclusivity, so they will always have the opportunity to gain more hours elsewhere.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 01/09/2014 16:26:41 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78221

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 722W, on conditions of employment, whether current guidelines allow claimants through Jobcentre Plus to be found zero-hours contract jobs which include exclusivity clauses.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>No claimants are required to sign up for zero hour contracts which require exclusivity.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 17/07/2014 15:17:37 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

64650

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Flexible Working Regulations 2014 on workers with zero hours contracts.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	203174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Under the new regulations, which were brought into force on the 30 June, all employees with 26 continuous weeks of service have the right to request flexible working from their employer. Individuals on zero hours contracts, and who are employees, can request a change in their contracts which could also include a request to move to a fixed hours contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts may be employees or workers, depending on the contract agreed between them and their employer. The Government does not keep records on the proportion of individual zero hours contracts workers on either employee or worker contracts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While individuals on zero hour contracts, and who are not employees, do not have a statutory right to request flexible working, they can make an informal request to their employer to vary their hours or their working pattern. An employer can also choose to offer contractual rights that are more generous than those provided for in statute.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 03/07/2014 14:45:09 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

64657

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls the Pay and Work Rights Helpline received in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	202979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to respond on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.</p><p>Calls to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>25,958</p></td><td><p>21,307</p></td><td><p>26,893</p></td><td><p>34,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,882</p></td><td><p>1,537</p></td><td><p>2,171</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td><td><p>1,075</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N Ireland</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>14,019</p></td><td><p>17,698</p></td><td><p>17,466</p></td><td><p>11,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>43,561</p></td><td><p>42,007</p></td><td><p>48,435</p></td><td><p>51,483</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ‘unknown' figure refers to callers who either did not wish to say where they were calling from, or rang off before they could be asked.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 16:04:14 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62773

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which sector of the economy made greatest use of employee contracts that do not guarantee a minimum number of hours in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	201281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/06/2014 15:18:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 201281.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

62782

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of zero hour contracts on workers' wellbeing.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	201365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>No assessment of the effects of zero hours contracts on worker's wellbeing has been made by this Department. However the Workplace Employers Relations Study (WERS) found that overall well-being of employees increased between 2004 and 2011 despite the recession. Overall job satisfaction also increased and is very high by international standards.</p><p>Zero hour contracts have a place in today's labour market, supporting business flexibility, making it easier to hire new staff and providing pathways to employment for young people.</p><p>Following a public consultation, which closed in March this year, this Government has introduced legislation via the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill to ban the use of exclusivity clauses in contracts which do not guarantee any hours.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 26/06/2014 16:46:18 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane