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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit?
Posted by: Paul Corcoran
Date/Time: 19/03/15 11:07:00

Zero hours contracts or casual labour has effectively existed for ever it has just become a thing in recent years because Labour in opposition needed to explain away the rise in employment.

They argued that the jobs created were very low quality because they included many which they defined as zero hours contracts which they implied were invariably exploitative. This rather backfired when it was revealed that the public sector made widespread use of them including Labour controlled local authorities. When it was looked at in detail it became pretty apparent that most of these contracts weren't really exploitative at all - for instance tutors on adult education courses were generally paid this way. It would make no sense for anybody if they were on a fixed hours contract because sometimes courses don't get enough people to be run.

The reality is that a significant proportion of people on zero hours contracts are young people who like the freedom that they give - all the major restaurant, pub and cinema chains using them as well as quite a few retailers with Sports Direct being one of the countries biggest employers on this basis. Apparently the pay is terrible but the staff discount make it an attractive job for some.

It is probably true that some people on zero hours contracts would prefer a 9-5 job with a guaranteed weekly income but all the indications are that most people would chose this kind of working arrangement which gives them as well as the employer flexibility.

Making a casual contract between employer and employee illegal would be an act of gross stupidity which I don't think even the far left parties are advocating at this election, let alone Labour.


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Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 18/03/15 21:20:00 Loraine Pemberton
   Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 18/03/15 21:37:00 Nigel Brooks
      Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 18/03/15 22:01:00 Loraine Pemberton
         Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 00:37:00 bobby osborne
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 07:14:00 Russell Pearson
   Re:Whom does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 07:44:00 Janine Jarvis
      Re:Re:Whom does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 08:06:00 Stuart Kerr
         Re:Re:Re:Whom does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 08:15:00 bobby osborne
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Whom does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 08:17:00 Micki Hawkes
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 08:21:00 bobby osborne
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 08:49:00 Nigel Brooks
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 09:22:00 Sam Hearn
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 10:01:00 Jonathan Bingham
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 09:23:00 bobby osborne
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 09:57:00 Sam Hearn
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 10:21:00 Loraine Pemberton
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 10:27:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 11:07:00 Paul Corcoran
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 11:29:00 Pete Mayes
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 11:31:00 John Connelly
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 12:09:00 Sam Hearn
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 12:14:00 John Connelly
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 12:55:00 Francis Rowe
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 13:13:00 Nigel Brooks
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 13:18:00 Pete Mayes
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:25:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:35:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:44:00 Francis Rowe
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:46:00 Andrew Cumming
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:53:00 Guy Lambert
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:54:00 Guy Lambert
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:57:00 Claire Moran
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 19:50:00 Guy Lambert
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 22:40:00 Claire Moran
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 08:49:00 Guy Lambert
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:44:00 Claire Moran
                                          Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 14:56:00 bobby osborne
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 15:19:00 Nigel Brooks
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 17:52:00 Dan Evans
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 19/03/15 19:44:00 Nigel Brooks
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 07:49:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 07:55:00 Paul Corcoran
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 08:01:00 Pete Mayes
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 08:41:00 Guy Lambert
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 09:03:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who does Zero Hours Contracts benefit? 20/03/15 09:12:00 Paul Corcoran

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