More Than 1m UK Workers on Zero Hours Contracts with Oldest and Youngest Most Affected

Figures published today by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) suggests the use of zero hours employment contracts is far more prevalent than previously thought, with more than 1 million UK workers employed on the controversial contracts. Last month, figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) claimed approximately 250,000 – less than 1 per cent of all workers – consider themselves to be on a zero hours contract, however the CIPD’s figures suggest this is a significant underestimate. However just 14 per cent of those surveyed said their employer regularly failed to provide them with a…

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