Zero-hour contracts reach new record high (Zero-hours contracts let employers hire staff with no guarantee of work, with employees only offered the hours for which they are needed)
Zero-hour contracts reach new record high (Zero-hours contracts let employers hire staff with no guarantee of work, with employees only offered the hours for which they are needed)
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Zero-hour contracts reach new record high as workers wait for new rights to arrive - Lancaster University
The Work Foundation at Lancaster University warns that the number of people on zero-hour contracts has reached record levels and calls for the Government to deliver new rights for workers in early 202...
- Record 1.23 million UK workers now on zero-hour contracts in main employment, underlining the urgent need for quick implementation of new rights
- New analysis shows annual growth of 91,000 has been driven by young workers aged 16-24 and workers not in full-time education
- Young workers (aged 16-24) are 5.1 times more likely to be on zero-hour contracts