Unite welcomes Sports Direct’s independent review
The union is calling for a general ban on zero-hours contracts
The union is calling for a general ban on zero-hours contracts
We must not rely on companies receiving poor publicity to change employment policy
Job insecurity is increasing as zero hours contracts and self-employment extend across the economy, while full-time jobs decline dramatically
As well as a wage increase we need to see an end to employment practices that undermine the living wage
Insecure and exploitative contracts have made their way into universities too
Rebranding efforts will fail until the Tories prove they truly want to make work pay
The wealth of Britain’s 1,000 richest could buy houses for all the homeless people in London
2.3 per cent of people in employment surveyed between October and December 2014 were on a zero-hours contract
TUC research shows that 63 per cent of FE colleges and more than half of universities use zero-hours contracts, often in large numbers.
We need to apportion blame to the bosses and their business models, rather than scapegoating one group of workers.