jon81uk
TS Member
Yes I assume you knew when choosing a career in policing that the maximum working hours laws didn't apply to police.When I go back to work Monday I start a run of 7 days at work that will total 84 hours if I get off on time every day, which I probably won't... I don't have any choice in this. Admittedly my employment is not typical and I do not have a lot of the rights afforded to others.
But it is possible to get a minimum hours with flexible shifts that isn't zero. For example being guaranteed 15 hours a week. I think banning zero hours is sensible for most people as a minimum above zero should be better, even if it is just 7 hours a week.Erosion of workers rights is generally a bad thing, but I'm sure there are also some arbitrarily rules which restricts some peoples choices. Zero hours is one that always comes up as evil and should be banned, but for my wife who fits her shifts around my irregular and unpredictable pattern they are a godsend. She could never get a fixed hours contract we could both work.