Asian, black and other ethnic minority workers are one third more likely to be "trapped" in insecure work than white counterparts
Read More »TUC reports ethnic minorities are facing insecure work
Tag Archives: Zero Hour Contracts
Zero-hours workers are ‘twice as likely to do nights for less pay’
People on zero-hours contracts are more than twice as likely to work night shifts
Read More »Theresa May claims there are a ‘very small’ number of workers on zero-hours contracts despite numbers climbing
The Prime Minister appeared to falter when challenged on poor pay and working conditions
Read More »‘British jobs for British workers’ is returning, a fascist invasion into mainstream politics
The terminology running through the government’s leaked Brexit plans – and Labour’s reaction – is shocking and hasn’t received enough coverage or investigation
Read More »Workers on zero-hour contracts are ‘£1,000 worse off a year’ than employees
93p per hour pay penalty for zero-hour workers doing the exact same work as those on permanent contracts
Read More »Temp recruitment agencies’ tax avoidance scheme costs ‘hundreds of millions’
Guardian investigation reveals the use of ‘contrived’ financial arrangements with the purpose of cutting national insurance bills
Read More »Over 7 million British workers now in precarious employment
Growing concern as official figures reveal that one in five workers could lose their jobs at short or no notice
Read More »Who will be next under the HMRC spotlight regarding self-employment status?
Hermes delivery giant enquiry puts focus on other large firms operating in the gig economy
Read More »Over 900,000 UK workers now on zero-hours contracts
Government urged to better support staff at sharp end of labour market as figures show surge in insecure jobs
Read More »Experts say that Sports Direct should be a wake-up call
Poor working conditions are all-too common in the UK labour market, however, banning zero-hour contracts could have a negative effect
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