Concern over exploitation as zero-hours contracts skyrocket
More people in the UK are being exploited by employers using zero-hours contracts, it has been revealed. Is this an …
Category Archives: Zero hours contracts
Tory hypocrisy over Archbishop’s intervention in employment politics
It was the most overtly political speech from an Archbishop of Canterbury for many years (although incumbent Justin Welby, and …
Your at-a-glance guide to John McDonnell’s barnstorming conference speech
The least that can be said about it is that it will give the Tories plenty to deride at their …
This is Theresa May’s excuse for saying unemployment is at an all-time low
The only reason Theresa May was able to say unemployment was at its lowest since the mid-1970s, as she did …
Cameron’s lies show he must go NOW, not later – and all the other Tories with him
David Cameron took to the stage and lied bare-faced to a no-doubt hand-picked audience of hired-handclaps in the finale of one …
Another sick Tory joke: Zero-hours contracts for civil servants
Somebody should remind the Conservative Party of the old adage that if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. We certainly …
Cameron’s delight: school pupils suffering ‘Victorian conditions’
Don’t you just hate it when politicians rig the statistics to show ‘facts’ that are demonstrably untrue? According to the …
Miliband’s approval rating skyrockets
Here’s a little something you might not have noticed amid all the gossip about Nicola Sturgeon snuggling up to the …
Are zero-hours employers committing electoral fraud?
It seems there are rumours doing the rounds that employers who use zero-hours contracts are threatening their workforce with the …
Huge increase in zero-hour contracts – in a ‘booming’ economy?
Here are a few figures from the Office of National Statistics: Number of people employed on a “zero-hours contract” in their …