A zero-hour contract is a type of contract in which the employer does not have to provide a minimum number of working hours and the employee is free to either accept the work offered or decide to pass ...

More than 300,000 workers over the age of 50 are employed on zero-hours contracts, according to new research. An analysis of official figures by campaign group Rest Less found that the total number ...

The government is being urged to strengthen protections for workers, following a sharp rise in the number of over-50s on zero-hour contracts. Research by Rest Less, a digital community for people aged ...

A record 1.23 million workers are now on zero-hours contracts, new analysis has revealed, coming ahead of Labour’s plan to bolster the rights of these employees. The figure has risen by 91,000 over ...