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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 hours' offers employment to 200,000 in the UK

Kevin Green, of the Employment and Recruitment Confederation, says there is a positive side to 'zero hour' contracts.

Kevin Green of the Employment and Recruitment Confederation. Credit: ITV News

He told ITV News: "Zero hours isn't all about the downside, actually, what you could be saying is this is keeping 200,000 people in work , who may not have been in work if it wasn't for these types of contracts."

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