The number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by almost a fifth in the last year, sparking concerns that employers are increasingly turning to the controversial arrangements to cut back workers’ pay and conditions.
The Office for National Statistics said the number of people reporting that they work on contracts without a minimum number of hours climbed to 744,000 from 624,000 in 2014, a rise of 19% to 2.4% of the total UK workforce of 31 million.
[source : Number of workers on zero-hours contracts up by 19%, The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/02/number-of-workers-on-zero-hours-contracts-up-by-19, 2nd September 2015]
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
BREAKING : TORIES WANT TO TAKE US BACK TO VICTORIAN TIMES
Next stop: the workhouse.
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