Zero-hours contracts no longer allowed

What changes? 

Do you employ staff on zero-hours contracts? If the work is structural, you should offer them a (permanent) contract. In the future, zero-hours contracts will no longer be allowed. Workers with on-call contracts should get a basic contract for the minimum number of hours they are generally scheduled to work. This way employees will know better what to expect. 

Bandwidth contract 

Instead of zero-hours contracts, there will be bandwidth contracts. In these, minimum and maximum hours will be agreed, with the difference being a maximum of 30%. This means that for a minimum of 10 hours, the maximum is 13 hours. 

Young people, pupils, students with a job on the side, and state pensioners will still be allowed to work on on-call contracts.

For whom?

• employers with staff on zero-hours contracts

When?

This change will enter into force on 1 January 2028.