The Lawyer has reported that Sports Direct has agreed to rewrite contracts relating to zero-hours staff as part of an out-of-court settlement in a dispute brought by Leigh Day on behalf of a former zero-hours employee, which involved claims for sex discrimination, breach of holiday rights and the legality of the company’s treatment of its part-time workforce. As part of the settlement Sports Direct is required to: (i) rewrite its job adverts and employment contracts to make it clear that zero hours staff are not guaranteed work; (ii) produce clear policies on sick pay and paid holiday for zero hours staff and display the policies in all staff rooms used by more than 20,000 staff on zero hours contracts; and (iii) send copies of its equal opportunities policy to all store managers and assistant managers with a written reminder that the policy and principles apply to zero hours staff. In a statement Sports Direct confirmed it had reached a settlement but without any admission of any liability on the part of Sports Direct whatsoever. 

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