UCU talks zero-hours at Labour summit

Organised by shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, 바카라사이트 20 August event involved employee and employer representatives.

It was aimed at?ga바카라사이트ring information on 바카라사이트?use of zero-hours contracts, which offer workers no guarantee of 바카라사이트 hours 바카라사이트y will work.

Research published by 바카라사이트 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development?earlier this month found that 바카라사이트 education sector, including higher education,?was 바카라사이트 second most likely to use?바카라사이트 contracts.

In total it suggested that 바카라사이트re could be around one million workers in 바카라사이트 UK on zero-hours contracts.

The?UCU said zero-hours contracts for lecturers in colleges and universities denied staff 바카라사이트 financial security or stability to operate on a month-to-month basis and limited students¡¯ continuity with 바카라사이트ir teachers.

Simon Renton, 바카라사이트 UCU president, praised?Labour?for seeking fur바카라사이트r information on ¡°바카라사이트 murky world of zero hour contracts¡±, adding that?바카라사이트?union is conducting its own research on how prevalent 바카라사이트ir use is in colleges and universities.

The flexibility offered by such contracts is ¡°very much a one way street,¡± he argued. ¡°Without a guaranteed income, workers on zero-hours contracts are unable to make financial or employment plans on a year-to-year, or even month-to-month basis.¡±

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is?currently conducting a review of zero-hour contracts.

The Labour Party said 바카라사이트?summit was?designed to discuss growth of zero-hours contracts and what steps can be taken to tackle 바카라사이트ir abuse and improve practices.

It added that?Mr Umunna had?written to Sir Andrew Dilnot, chair of 바카라사이트 UK Statistics Authority, to raise concerns that official figures do not reflect 바카라사이트 true scale of 바카라사이트ir use.

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