Petition · past parliament

Ban Zero Hour Contracts

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop Zero Hour Contracts And Have Safe jobs For employees as the cost of living sores
The cost of living is now getting to a breaking point for everyone having to choose between eating or heating Zero hour contracts do not give us guaranteed income and the DWP unfortunately work in arears leaving people with no money with hours rising and dropping

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Make zero hour contracts illegal

Timeline

3 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
6 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Oct 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.