{
  "id": 714905,
  "title": "Burnham's zero hours reforms 'a hammer blow to young people'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/burnhams-zero-hours-reforms-a-hammer-blow-to-young-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/a-hammer-blow-to-young-people-businesses-fume-at-proposed-zero-hours-reforms-13572422"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a \"hammer blow to young people's job prospects\" after the government's own analysis found the move could cost businesses billions of pounds a year.",
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  "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."
}