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TUC highlights national zero-hours wage swindle
Those on insecure contracts earn on average £4 less per hour than fully contracted workers
The TUC warned against slumping wages this morning after a report for the union body showed most people on zero-hours contracts were paid less than average wage.
It revealed that those on zero-hours contracts are paid a national average of £8.83 per hour — a staggering £4 less than the hourly pay of fully-contracted workers.
“The UK has a low pay problem and we are in danger of creating a recovery based on low-paid and insecure employment,” said TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady.
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