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Sportsdirect; 90% of staff on zero hour contracts
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The use of zero hours contracts could be higher than first thought -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23570345'The only thing that helps me keep my slender grip on reality is the friendship I have with my collection of singing potatoes'
Sleepy J.0 -
The use of zero hours contracts could be higher than first thought -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23570345
Storm in a teacup....
From the article:A survey of 1,000 employers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development indicated 3-4% of the whole workforce were on such contracts.
Some 14% of affected staff could not earn a basic standard of living.
A review of the contracts by Business Secretary Vince Cable is already under way, amid union calls to ban them.
Despite controversy over their use, just 16% of those affected said their employer often fails to provide them with sufficient hours each week.
So 96% of the workforce are not on these contracts, and of the 4% that are, 86% usually get sufficient hours per week.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Shock horror - Facts exaggerated to sell newpapers.
Well I never.0 -
The use of zero hours contracts could be higher than first thought -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23570345
But the really interesting bit is this :-
According to the CIPD's research, firms in the voluntary and public sectors were more likely to use zero-hours contracts than those in the private sector.0
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