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The #UK has seen an “explosion” in insecure, low-paid #work in the past 14 years, according to a new report.

The #TUC said its study had found that the number of people in insecure work had reached a record high of 4.1 million

Analysis of official statistics shows number of people in precarious #employment – such as #ZeroHours contracts, low-paid self-employment & casual or seasonal work – increased ~1 million between 2011 & 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/14/uk-explosion-in-insecure-work-tuc-report

#WageSlaves #poverty #CapitalismFails

Labour vows to ban fire and rehire after war of words with unions | Labour | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/08/labour-vows-to-ban-fire-and-rehire-after-war-of-words-with-unions

#Labour
#FireAndRehire
#WorkersRights
#Starmer
#Unite
#ZeroHours

Record number of young people on zero-hour contracts – report
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/record-number-of-young-people-on-zero-hour-contracts-report/ar-BB1kfBVW?cvid=507b7b76b594410f83dd34ad21f4b2d6&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=18

#ZeroHours
#ZeroHoursContracts

‘The Strikes Act is the nadir of the Conservatives’ wretched record on living standards’ | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/the-strikes-act-is-the-nadir-of-the-conservatives-wretched-record-on-living-standards

#StrikesAct
#TUC
#Tories
#StrikesMinimumServiceLevelsAct
#UN
#WorkersRights
#UNWorkersRightsArm
#InternationalLabourOrganisation
#ILO
#EuropeanTradeUnionConfederation
#ETUC
#FireAndRehire
#ZeroHoursContracts
#ZeroHours
#Unions