Number of zero-hours contracts stalls at 'staggering' 1.7m
by Angela Monaghan from on (#2P3AA)
ONS statistics suggest faltering popularity in UK, but campaigners warn of rise of short-hours contracts for workers
Growth in zero-hours contracts has stalled in the UK, according to the latest official figures, but campaigners have warned that insecure work is still a problem in Britain.
There were 1.7m zero-hours contracts in the UK in November 2016, representing 6% of all employment contracts - unchanged from a year earlier. The Office for National Statistics said the number of firms using zero-hours contracts had fallen.
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