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All items: Zero hours and casual contracts

  • General election: What the major parties are offering employers

    Date:
    3 July 2024

    With the general election taking place on Thursday 4 July, workers will be heading to the polls to have their say on who should form the next government. If you are still undecided on who to vote for, here we round up the major political parties' policies on work-related matters, from skills policy to labour supply.

  • 1.4 million workers face 'double jeopardy'

    Date:
    17 April 2024

    New analysis has shown that 1.4 million people face the 'double jeopardy' of working in severely insecure jobs while living in privately rented accommodation.

  • Zero-hours contracts hit record numbers

    Date:
    26 March 2024

    The number of young people on zero-hours contracts has reached record levels in the UK, according to new analysis from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University.

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