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Guidance on zero hours contracts: what they are, how they affect employment rights, appropriate use and best practice.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
This article contains estimates of the number of people in employment on contracts where they are not guaranteed any hours in a given week, also known as "zero hours contracts". It comprises the latest figures from the Labour Force Survey...
Estimates of the number of people in employment on contracts where they are not guaranteed any hours in a given week, also known as "zero hours contracts". It comprises the previously published figures from the Labour Force Survey for the...
Estimates of the number of people in employment on contracts where they are not guaranteed any hours in a given week, also known as "zero hours contracts". This is a regular update of a report last published by ONS on...
Estimates of the number of people who are on contracts where they are not guaranteed any hours in a given week.
Analysis of zero hours employment contracts and how they operate within the labour market.
Workers right across the country will be given more say over their working patterns thanks to new laws supported by the Department for Business and Trade.
An article describing a change to the way estimates of the number of people on zero-hours contracts are calculated using the Labour Force Survey and assessing the impact of this change on estimates published in dataset EMP17.
Find out about different rules for entitlement that affect some employment types, including agency workers, directors and educational workers.
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