New rights, new risks | Looming employment rights could create more contract & temporary work, expert warns

New research reveals that one in five (20%) small businesses plan to increase their use of contractors or temporary staff ahead of the Employment Rights Act.

Employment Hero, a global provider of HR, hiring and payroll software, has released new research warning that the Employment Rights Act, set to come into effect in April, could push more workers into these kinds of precarious temporary and contractor roles, potentially undermining the very protections the legislation is designed to deliver.