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01 Aug 2013
by The Work Foundation

Research: Flexibility or insecurity? Exploring the rise in zero hours contracts

The paper from the Work Foundation provides an insight into the issues surrounding the use of zero hours contracts.

Download the free Flexibility or insecurity? Exploring the rise in zero hours contracts

This report covers:

the nature of zero hours contracts and some issues of employment law; 

health warnings about the use of official statistics; 

the wider labour market context, looking at levels of regulation, the role of labour market intermediaries, the growth of non-standard employment, and the extent and nature of flexible working; 

a cross-sectional analysis of some characteristics of zero hours contracts, using the latest available data and other evidence for 2012; 

how zero hours contracts have changed over time, comparing 1997 with 2012; 

and recommendations for policy and organisational responses. 

 

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