Zero hour contracts triple, accounting for a quarter of total employment growth since 2012
UK workers on zero hour contracts have more than tripled since 2012, climbing from 252,000 to 901,000 workers
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Short term contracts increase worldwide
Just a quarter of workers in the world have a permanent job, suggesting that the amount of agency staff and temporary employees are on the rise globally.
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Jon Rhymes: How technology will transform the temporary jobs market
Jon Rhymes, co-founder of WorkGaps, believes that technology rather than legislation can make zero-hours contracts work better for both employers and workers.
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Zero hours and flexible working pushing people into financial difficulty
Nearly two-thirds of employees on incomes that fluctuate each week or month have revealed they...
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Zero hour exclusivity clauses to be banned
Employees on zero hours contracts will have the freedom to find work with more than one employer...
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CBI calls for zero hours to be protected, ahead of Queens Speech today
The CBI commented on possible new legislation expected to be announced in the Queen’s Speech....
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Zero hour workers feel deep sense of exclusion
An Acas study published today reveals that many workers on a zero hours contract feel excluded...
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Some Labour recommendations on zero hours go too far, warns CIPD
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has today offered its broad support...
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Global fast-food companies should ‘stop this shameful exploitation’ of workers, says Beth Farhat of the TUC
Fresh from a winning a successful campaign to stop zero contract culture at Hovis in Wigan, the...
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2014 could hold major repercussions for workplace relations
2014 is set to be another busy year in the world of employment law. As well as the on-going ‘root...
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Will the recovery benefit everyone? TUC thinks not
Whose growth?’ will be the defining political question in 2014 says TUC General Secretary Frances...
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Vince Cable launches consultation into zero-hours contracts but says there will be no ban
Companies could be banned from imposing exclusivity on zero hours contracts which offer no...
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Matthew Sanders: Zero hour contracts – good for nobody
Recent media buzz about the use of zero hour contracts has divided both the public and UK...
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More pressure on zero-hours contracts in Scottish universities
UCU warned that the extensive use of zero-hours contracts in Scottish universities was bad for...
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Nikki Duncan: Legal comment on pledged crackdown on zero hours
Hard on the heels of Ed Miliband’s vow, at the TUC’s annual conference, to crack down on the...
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Business Secretary announces measures on low pay and zero hours
The Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a package of measures to inject more fairness into...
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