{
  "id": 677365,
  "title": "Labour’s ‘chaotic’ zero-hour crackdown could cost firms £3bn per year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/labours-chaotic-zero-hour-crackdown-could-cost-firms-3bn-per-year",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:34:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/labours-chaotic-zero-hour-crackdown-could-cost-firms-3bn-per-year/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Labour’s ‘chaotic’ crackdown on zero-hour contracts could cost businesses nearly £3bn every year, though firms have warned the real cost could spiral even higher. The cost of the new rules, which include offering guaranteed-hour contracts to flexible employees and paying workers for cancelled shifts, has been revealed in a government impact assessment. The reforms could [...]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}