Number of staff employed on zero hours contracts
Case reference FOI2023/01655
Published 17 October 2023
Request
Please advise the current number of staff you have employed on "zero hours contract".
Please classify according to the official definition: "They are on call to work when you need them. You do not have to give them work. They do not have to do work when asked."
https://www.gov.uk/contract-types-and-employer-responsibilities/zero-hour-contracts
Response
Please advise the current number of staff you have employed on "zero hours contract".
Please classify according to the official definition: "They are on call to work when you need them. You do not have to give them work. They do not have to do work when asked."
https://www.gov.uk/contract-types-and-employer-responsibilities/zero-hour-contracts
Herefordshire Council currently has 104 employees in total employed on a zero hours/causal contract.
Of these:
· 72 employees only have a zero hours/causal contract
· 32 employees have a casual contract in addition to their main permanent or fixed term contract employment.
Documents
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