Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

BBC Business Thursday 13 August 2026, 10:37 UTC 1 min read

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Labour's employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official analysis has found.

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In recent months, top Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who caucuses with Senate Democrats, have raised fears about artificial intelligence and cast dismal projections about what it might mean for the job market, pressing for government intervention."How the hell do you go forward and throw millions of people out on the street without planning what’s going to happen?" Sanders said at a press conference in April.

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Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

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Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year