In an interview to People Management, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that the government was reviewing zero hours contracts – a growing form of contracts with no minimum working time. (Ref. 130363)
Government under pressure. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) 200,000 people work with such a contract. These contracts allow employers to put workers on standby without a guaranteed minimum number of hours or pay. Today, nearly one in four businesses with 100+ employees has allegedly adopted this form of contract.
Cable made this announcement following the request by Lord Oakeshott, a liberal-democrat MP, who called for an end to the use of such contracts in a...
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