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Industry: Working Hours

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 119566

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Government plans to introduce sector-specific exemptions from the right to guaranteed hours in industries with seasonal or fluctuating demand.

Answered by Kate Dearden

Exemptions to the duty to offer guaranteed hours may be made by Ministers in regulations and will be subject to a full public consultation on how the measures are implemented. However, we envisage that any exemptions to the duty to offer guaranteed hours will be narrow.

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