Many workers trapped in zero-hours ‘exploitative’ contracts for years, study says

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak described attempts to weaken new employment protections as ‘blatant scaremongering’

Alan Jones, Press Association Industrial Correspondent Most zero-hours or variable-hour workers are “stuck” on insecure contracts for at least two years, research suggests. The TUC said its analysis shows it is wrong to claim it is mainly students who want a zero-hours job. The union organisation hit back at “baseless