Thursday, 7 November 2013

EPSU - Zero hours contracts have emerged as a major challenge for some public service workers across Europe

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Tackling the zero hours challenge

Zero hours contracts have emerged as a major challenge for some public service workers across Europe, making it another manifestation of the various types of precarious working conditions that are threatening workers across Europe. An EPSU article looks at the latest figures on zero-hours contracts particularly in the UK and the Netherlands. Although zero-hours in this precise form may so far only affect a small number of countries it is clear that other, similar forms of precarious employment are taking hold in other countries. Read more at > EPSU