Spending review: key workers on zero-hours contracts overlooked again
- Written by Andrew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations, University of Bradford
Silarock/ShutterstockTo deal with the “economic emergency” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a series of measures at the recent spending review to try and stabilise the economy. One of the central pillars of the review focused on jobs and help for low-paid workers – with an increase in the national...