Workers on zero-hours contracts more likely to be young,fraction-time, women, or in full-time education[br]The number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by more than 100000 over the past 12 months to exceed 800000 for the first time,official figures point to.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that 801000 workers, or 2.5% of the employed UK workforce, and were on zero-hours contracts in the quarter to last December,up by 15% or 697000 from the same period of 2014.
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Source: theguardian.com