The Workers (Predictable Terms And Conditions) Act Has Been Passed

The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act, which gives certain workers, agency workers and employees a new statutory right to request a predictable working pattern, received Royal Assent on 19 September – although it seems that it won't actually come into force for another year.

We have previously written in detail about the proposals, and these have not been changed significantly during the Act's passage through Parliament.

The government's press release of 19 September was headlined as "Millions get more power over working hours thanks to new law". It is important to remember that this is a new right to request more predictable hours only, not a right to have an automatic change. The new law is also not due to come into effect immediately. Some important details will be contained in separate regulations, including the length of service required to make a request (expected to be 26 weeks), the form of applications and the maximum amount of compensation