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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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'Zero hour' contracts can lead unpredictable working

Speaking to Business Editor Laura Kuenssberg, one employee currently on a 'Zero hours' contract told her that in one month she has had 15 shifts, in others she has had one and at times she has been sent home because there isn't a position available.

An employee currently on a 'zero hours' contract talks to business editor Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: ITV News

She said: "Sometimes they will ask you to wait around for an hour to see if there are any positions available and if there's not, you go home and that is a day's wage lost."

She added that if she could get another job she would leave the 'zero hours' contract in exchange for more stability.

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