“The Brazel decision was a significant step forward in clarifying the law in relation to term-time workers and benefitted many low-paid (often female) members of the workforce,” said Thompsons solicitor Rachel Elllis. “It is disappointing, if not surprising, that the government has taken action to reverse that decision. However, the Regulations also significantly weaken the rights of those who work only part of the year or irregular hours. Again, this disproportionately affects those in lower-paid and insecure work. We will have to wait and see the impact of these changes in practice and hope they are reversed by a future Labour government.”