Sunday 13 April 2014

UK highest underemployment rate in EU and zero hour contracts record high

UK highest underemployment rate in EU, with 20% of entire EU underemployment [among worst in world]
UK largest underemployed in EU, by number, &almost worst rate just beaten by Spain among full timers UK workers on zero hr contracts triples to record high,up by about 400.000 since 2010

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STAT-14-56_en.htm


79% of UK workers on zero hour contracts paid between zero and less than median wages:

http://union-news.co.uk/2014/04/truth-behind-zero-hours-contracts/

UK Zero Hr contracts rocket between Dec 2012- Dec 2013:

 



Guardian: uk-labour-market-tending-to-zero

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