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Record numbers on 'zero hours'

ITV News has exclusively revealed that a record 200,000 British workers are on "zero hours" contracts - jobs that have no guarantee of regular hours, regular pay or security. This is thought to be one of the factors behind keeping jobless rates down.

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Well known companies who use 'zero hours' contracts

The Co-op employs around a fifth of its funeral staff with "zero hours" contracts, the House of Lords uses the contracts as do Boots, Bupa, Cineworld, Centerparcs, and the NHS including contracts for ambulance crew, nursery schools, driving jobs, and many others.

An exterior view of a Cineworld cinema in Piccadilly, central London, the chain uses "zero hours" contracts Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

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