Amanda Glover comments on ‘flexible contracts’ for HR Magazine
- 26 April 2024
- Employment
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Three quarters (75%) of employers used some form of flexible contract at some point in 2023, and half (48%) of those employers planned to increase use of flexible contracts over the next five years, a report from thinktank the Resolution Foundation has found.
Amanda Glover, associate at law firm Clarkslegal, explained that some workers voluntarily opt for flexible contracts while others are given no choice.
Speaking to HR magazine, she said: “On the one hand we have situations where flexible contracts are being accepted by those that absolutely want this type of work – because it fits perfectly at their time of life or into their lifestyle.
On the other hand, we have others reluctantly accepting flexible contracts because they have no choice but to accept this type of work.
They are stuck in these arrangements because they cannot find a better alternative or because they have individual circumstances which do not allow for anything other than this type of work.”
Glover added that those who are stuck in flexible arrangements can be without workers’ rights.
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Glover added that those who are stuck in flexible arrangements can be without workers’ rights.
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