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zero-hours contracts

December 31, 2018

'Nightmare' zero-hours contracts on the rise, says Young Women's Trust

More than a third of young people have been offered a zero-hours contract – a 20 per cent rise on last year, according to a Young Women’s Trust survey.
September 29, 2018

Two million self-employed adults earn less than minimum wage

On average, self-employed people earn considerably less than those in employment.
June 5, 2018

Generational pay gap has increased by half in last 20 years, says TUC

The pay gap between under-30s and over-30s is now 21.9 per cent, compared to 14.5 per cent in 1998.
March 23, 2018

600,000 working age people in South West are living in poverty

TUC analysis of new official poverty figures published on 22 march 2018 has found that working age poverty in the South West has fallen slowly since 2010/11, despite regional unemployment falling significantly.
February 26, 2018

'Better Jobs Deal' proposed to fix the labour market for young people

The Resolution Foundation says that a radical new approach to the labour market is needed to tackle insecure work and stagnant wages for young people.
February 23, 2018

People with volatile incomes 'five times more likely to turn to high-cost credit'

Citizens Advice is calling on the Financial Conduct Authority to cap the total interest and charges customers have to pay back when they take out high-cost credit products like rent to own and doorstep credit.
August 18, 2017

More than half self-employed not earning decent living, says NEF

More than half of all self-employed people are failing to earn a decent living, according to new research by the New Economics Foundation.
June 14, 2017

Some employers misleading workers over rights, says Citizens Advice
- Citizens Advice has compiled a list of ten things employers say to workers to mislead them about their rights.
May 24, 2017

'Right to request' option on guaranteed hours of work criticised

The BBC has reported that the Taylor Review on modern employment practices will recommend that workers on zero hours contracts will only have a 'right to request' guaranteed hours.
March 16, 2017

Zero-hours workers treated as 'disposable labour' says TUC

The Trades Union Congress has commented on figures published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics, which show that the number of people on zero-hours contracts has increased by 13 per cent over the past year.