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Employment Update
11 May 2022
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The statement addresses the Government's intention to widen the ban on exclusivity clauses for workers earning below or equivalent to the Lower Earnings Limit (£123 a week) to support low-income workers in boosting their income.
Action Requested
The Government is proposing to extend the ban on exclusivity clauses to contracts where the guaranteed weekly income is £123 or less. This will be delivered through new secondary legislation that will be laid before Parliament in due course, following a consultation launched in December 2020.
Key Facts
- Exclusivity clauses restrict staff from working for multiple employers and were banned in zero hours contracts in 2015.
- An estimated 1.5 million workers earn on or below £123 a week, the Lower Earnings Limit.
- The Government will extend the ban to those earning below or equivalent to the Lower Earnings Limit of £123 a week.
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