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Chamber and committees

Zero Hours Contracts

  • Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Motion reference: S6M-09074

That the Parliament notes the data released by the Office for National Statistics, which, it considers, shows that Scotland is the UK's zero hours contracts hotspot; notes that, of 105,000 workers in Scotland, 3.9% of those in work have no set hours, meaning, it understands, that they are often unaware of how many shifts they will work each week or what they will be paid; understands that the comparative figures for the rest of the UK are Northern Ireland, 1.3%, Wales, 2.8% and England, 3.5%; believes that sectors such as food and accommodation, health and social care and elementary occupations use zero hours contracts the most, and considers that young people, especially those working and in full-time education and workers born outside of the UK, are disproportionately affected by this form of precarious employment, and calls on the UK and Scottish governments, public bodies and businesses to take action to end the use of zero hours contracts across the economy.


Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba