JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin has confirmed that a trial offering guaranteed hours to staff on zero-hours contracts will be extended across the UK. Two-thirds of Wetherspoon staff moved to guaranteed hours during the trial scheme, which ran working week and has been lauded as a huge success by Martin. The pub chain currently employs 24,000 staff on zero-hours contracts, and will now offer guaranteed hours of approximately 70% of a staff member's average earlier this year.
JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin has confirmed that a trial offering guaranteed hours to staff on zero-hours contracts will be extended across the UK. Two-thirds of Wetherspoon staff moved to guaranteed hours during the trial scheme, which ran earlier this year and has been lauded as a huge success by Martin. The pub chain currently employs 24,000 staff on zero-hours contracts, and will now offer guaranteed hours of approximately 70% of a staff member's average working week.