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Backward Britain is a soft touch for bad bosses, says TUC’s O’Grady

BRITISH workers have suffered the biggest growth in insecure employment out of all the countries of the EU, according to a TUC study published today.

Researchers found that Britain tops the EU league table for growth in self-employment and ranks third for growth in temporary workers.

The report links the significant growth in insecure forms of employment in Britain to weak legal protections for those in bogus self-employment, agency work and on zero-hours contracts.

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