Mondaq Business Briefing:
UK: Zero-Hours Contracts: Flexibility Is Not A Draw For The Majority Of Workers
13 October 2018
Research by CEP Economists Nikhil Datta, Giulia Giupponi and Stephen Machin.
"A report recently undertaken by three labour market economists has found that 44% of workers on zero-hours contracts would like more working hours. In addition, and in contrast to the "flexibility" argument often put forward in support of the use of zero-hours contracts, only 28% of those surveyed saw flexibility as the basis for entering into one."