Debating the Negative Consequences of Zero-Hour Contracts for All

This essay delves into the debate surrounding zero-hour contracts and their negative consequences for both employees and businesses, particularly within the UK labor market. It outlines a structured approach to organizing and planning a debate on this topic, emphasizing the importance of gathering information from sources like the CIPD and understanding the perspectives of UK workers. The essay highlights the flexibility offered by zero-hour contracts to employers but also examines the potential adverse effects on employees, such as job insecurity and unpredictable income. The debate plan involves defining the purpose, addressing key questions, and preparing learners with background information. The final phase focuses on executing the debate, encouraging participation, and gathering feedback to assess the effectiveness of the communication and identify opportunities for improvement. Desklib provides access to similar essays and study resources.

The use of Zero hour contracts has negative
consequences to both employees and the
business
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Contents
Phase-1 organise..............................................................................................................................3
Phase-2 Plan.....................................................................................................................................4
Phase- 3 the Debate.........................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
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Topic- “The use of Zero-hour contracts has negative consequences to both employees and the
business”
Phase-1 organise
In context of Zero hour contract, it is basically focused on the Zero-hours working as
consider the longstanding movement towards more diverse as well as flexible form of work. It is
all about the way in which identify capability of staff members in the workplace. Before
conducting or organising debate session, it is targeting the audience such as Employee or staff
members of organisation. On the basis of evidence, it has targeted the staff members on the basis
of labour market in UK (Ahammad and et.al., 2017). Many workers have no idea about the zero-
hour contract, having no minimum contracted hours. That’s why, it has become obvious thinking
to conduct a session and interact with large number of worker in UK, consult with regarding zero
hour contracts. In this way, it is helping to identify the perception of each and every workers in
UK labour market.
In this stage, it will be gathered or collected large amount of information from UK labour
marketplace. Basically, it has been estimated or calculated that representative such as 1,000 staff
members works in UK, data from CIPD’s. In this way, it can help to estimate or calculate the
CIPD, aggregated data from every aspects (Emel, 2019). There will be focused on the gathering
all essential information or data about zero hour contract policies in the organisation. Sometimes,
it will help to minimise the actual price or cost of employment.
The proportion of employers that use Zero-hours contracts which means in particularly
identified high level in forces or contracts estimate that 19% with private sector. As per
organised the debate on Zero-hours staff employed, which may represent significantly the
proportion of business. if in case, it may use zero-hours contract.
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Phase-2 Plan
In this phase, it is basically focused on the debate on the “use of Zero-hour contract has
become negative consequences to both employees and the business. Usually, it will be assigning
the different tasks of individual people accordingly.
Decide on purpose of debate-
Once, it will be gathering all necessary information about the use of Zero hour contracts,
identify how it will negatively impact on the employees and business. The purpose of debate is
to identify the preferences of individual people (Koumenta and Williams, 2019). Ensure these
are aligned with opinion of UK workers on the Zero hour contract. It take account generic skills,
threshold learning result or outcome. It is asking some important question at the time of debate
such as:-
 What are individual need for UK workers in regards of Zero hour contract?
 Is it possible to provide all essential opportunity, facilities and service at the time of
working hours?
 What are significant impact of Zero hour contract on both employees and employers?
On the basis of debate questions, team member will select or choose specific side, they will
argue in advance, it is likely to conduct with strong research (Ravalier, Morton and Rei Fidalgo,
2019). If in case, team member have become already familiar with both employees and
employers sides of the debate. It may require to understand the perception of individual people.
Background information-
Although the purpose of having debate is for team members who will be sharing their
opinion on Zero hour contract approach. Still, it is needed to know the areas, use of zero hour
contract into corporate world. On the basis of evidence, it was identified that use of Zero hour
contract by business (Ravalier, Morton and Rei Fidalgo, 2019). This is why flexibility lies at
heart of employers. The most common reason for using as zero hours contract by the business.
There are different enterprise provide flexibility for their staff members. Almost half of its staff
members also shared that use them to provide flexibility for individuals.
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Help learners prepare for the debate-
The debate plan is all about the way in which understand learning outcome or result for
discussion on Zero hour contract. Sometimes, It is very important to explain workers about the
concept of Zero hour contract, gained knowledge from experience employees who are always
tried to adapt flexible working style (Wang and Seifert, 2021). That’s why, it will be more likely
to stay focused on the positive aspect of Zero hour contract for employees and employers.
During debate, it should be consider the students’ prior learning and determine what they
were needed to know before taking a part. The important thing to know about the use of Zero
hour contract approached by enterprises, employees. Afterwards, it would be suggested the
robust debate. If team member do not have a proper knowledge. So as, it may arise conflicts
between team members.
Phase- 3 the Debate
Prepare the plan-
Once it should be covered all necessary information or data about Zero hour contract and
then move towards debate planning phase. It will be identified the actual result or outcome of
individual’s performance. Sometimes, participants in debate will consideration of setting scene,
starting and closing time of debate session.
This plan will encourage or motivate participants, if they were reluctant and reining
debate. If in case, it should go off track. On the basis of planning, it will be decided to specific
time-intervals such 10-20 minutes session. The debate lesson plan is indicated on the entire
procedure of debate plan where each and every participants will need to start debate session.
Closing Debate-
To make the debate and gain more valuable experience for employees and employers.
Many participants are spending some time to give better suggestion at the time of debate
regarding use of zero hour contracts (Ravalier, Morton and Rei Fidalgo, 2019). The debate
participants carried out their roles and aligned with generic skills, result or outcome, tasks
requirements.
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After closing debate, it is also important to develop a feedback sheet for both employees
and employers, whereas they can complete their tasks and share relevant opinion. This will be
reflecting opportunities for learner to represent the effective debate session or communication.
therefore, analysing the important aspect to identify right opportunities of completing the
activity.
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