Debate over the future of zero hours contracts looks certain to hot up with signs that the political parties are warming to the idea of regulating their use while the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD), in research published today, claims their use has been “underestimated, oversimplified and unfairly demonised” (Zero-hours contracts: myth and reality). In a survey of more than 2,500 workers the CIPD found that those on zero hours contracts were just as satisfied with their jobs as the average UK employee (60 per cent and 59 per cent respectively), and more likely to be happy with…
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