Record 910,000 UK workers on zero-hours contracts

Nearly 1m people on controversial terms but growth slowdown points to ‘zero-hours juggernaut’ grinding to a halt, say expertsThe number of people on zero-hours contracts in the UK has hit a record high of 910,000 but there are signs the trend may have reached a peak after Britain’s decision to leave the EU, according to a leading thinktank.
The figures for the final three months of 2016 represented a rise of more than 100,000, or 13%, compared with the same period in 2015, the