Manager’s guide
The manager's guide to guaranteed hours and shift notice rights
Free manager’s guidePDF · 13 pages
The manager's guide to guaranteed hours and shift notice rights
Zero-hours rules are changing, but much of the detail is unsettled. Where the law stands today, what the Employment Rights Act 2025 adds on guaranteed hours and shift notice, and how to prepare.
What you will learn
- Zero-hours and low-hours workers today
- The right to guaranteed hours
- The reference period: not yet confirmed
- Who is likely to qualify
- Reasonable notice of shifts
Written by Elodie Cosette, Head of Insights
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
11 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01Zero-hours and low-hours workers today
02The right to guaranteed hours
03The reference period: not yet confirmed
04Who is likely to qualify
05Reasonable notice of shifts
06Payment for cancelled or curtailed shifts
07Agency workers
08The consultation and what happens next
09Preparing your business now
10Getting ready for guaranteed hours: the essentials
11How Jamie HR helps
The guide
Read it in full
All 13 pages of The manager's guide to guaranteed hours and shift notice rights, free. Tell us where to send it and the whole guide opens here, with a PDF to keep.
Get the guideWhat usually comes next
All guides
Guide
The manager's guide to bereavement leave
Bereavement at work is already covered by two statutory rights, and a third is on the way. Parental Bereavement Leave, Bereaved Partner's Paternity Leave, and the new right coming in 2027.
6 Jul 2026Read the guide
Guide
The manager's guide to the 2027 flexible working reasonableness test
Refusing a flexible working request is about to require more than citing a reason. What the reasonableness test adds, what is confirmed, and how to prepare your refusal practice now.
5 Jul 2026Read the guide
Guide
The manager's guide to the new tribunal time limits
From 1 October 2026, employees have twice as long to bring most tribunal claims. The current position, what changes, when it takes effect, and what it means for keeping records.
4 Jul 2026Read the guide
Monthly newsletter
One email a month, worth opening
New guides, law changes and the practical stuff. No spam, unsubscribe any time.
By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy.