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Sports Direct founder refuses to appear before MPs
4 March 2015 Mike Ashley has ducked out of appearing before the Scottish Affairs…
Record number of workers now on zero-hours contracts
Almost a million workers were employed on zero-hours contracts at the end of 2019, according to new Office for National Statistics data….
Council and NHS employers are not doing enough to limit zero-hours contracts
26 February 2015 Wednesday’s (26 February) ONS statistics showed the number of workers trapped on zero-hours contracts has now reached 1.8 million. Given the exploitative nature of the contracts, public…
Zero Hours contracts hit record high
GMB slams Government for inaction after massive rise leaves more than 1.1 million in insecure…
Cable announces zero-hour contracts review – but will it go far enough?
14 June 2013 Business Secretary Vince Cable has launched a review into zero-hour contracts, but unions may be disappointed by its outcome, particularly as the Conservative Party are likely to…
Ministers consider outlawing exclusivity on Zero Hour Contracts
10 January 2014 Ministers are considering outlawing exclusivity clauses on zero hour contracts, in a faint hearted effort to boost fairness for workers….
Cavendish Review: Zero-hours contracts are a false economy
11 July 2013 The Cavendish Review: An independent review into healthcare assistants and support workers in the NHS and social care settings, has called zero-hours contracts a false economy for…
Government response to zero-hours contracts weak-to-non-existent
31 July 2013 By Sarah Glenister, IER staff With a storm gathering in both the left and right-wing media this week over zero-hours contracts – which the coverage suggests are…
Zero-hours contracts used to silence exploited workers, ACAS says
07 July 2017 The practice of “zeroing down” workers on zero-hour contracts who raise concerns is used in some workplaces to discourage people from enforcing employment law….
Zero-hours contract workers ‘at increased risk of poor mental health’
07 July 2017 Workers on zero-hours contracts are at an increased risk of suffering from mental health problems than peers with stable jobs….
1.4m now on zero-hour contracts
22 September 2017 There are now 1.4 million workers employed via zero-hour contracts, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report….
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