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David Dalby
Apprentice on zero hours contract
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Here's a query our apprenticeship programme team have posed - can an apprentice be on a zero hours contract on a peripatetic (effectively our own bank staff) if they commit to say a minimum of an 8 hour shift every week? Programme team are suggesting they can average the hours over the duration - they have already done 5 months at 40 hours, so if they now do 7 months at 8 hours that will be ok. Comments on whether an apprentice can be on zero hours if they commit to a minimum number of hours and the duration is increased from planned end of October 2023 to May 2024 to reflect reduced hours....???
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Roz Goodall
So this is someone that is already mid way through their apprenticeship, and is now looking to change from a 40hr/week contract to a zero hours contract?
It is Roz, having reread the guidance seems to be ok, I'm just nervous it won't work for apprentice or us and will end up in a mess. The joys of being MIS person and delivery team throw regular curve balls!
Yeah the guidance does specifically say zero hours contracts are fine, but it sounds like a bit of a pain to track exactly how many working hours the apprentice has done.
David Dalby
Apprentice on zero hours contract
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Here's a query our apprenticeship programme team have posed - can an apprentice be on a zero hours contract on a peripatetic (effectively our own bank staff) if they commit to say a minimum of an 8 hour shift every week? Programme team are suggesting they can average the hours over the duration - they have already done 5 months at 40 hours, so if they now do 7 months at 8 hours that will be ok.
Comments on whether an apprentice can be on zero hours if they commit to a minimum number of hours and the duration is increased from planned end of October 2023 to May 2024 to reflect reduced hours....???