Warehouses: Working Conditions

Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 13 June 2025.

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Photo of Lee Anderson Lee Anderson Reform UK, Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve working conditions for people who work in distribution centres.

Photo of Justin Madders Justin Madders Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Government cares about working conditions and employment rights, that is why we are delivering the Employment Rights Bill. The Bill will deliver significant benefits, including better working conditions, more secure work, reducing inequalities and improving industrial relations. Stronger employment rights for workers will ensure a fairer and more equal labour market. For example, over 2 million people on zero or low hours contracts could benefit from the right to guaranteed hours, and the right to payment for shifts cancelled, moved or cut at short notice.

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