62 Labour MPs employ workers on zero hour contracts despite party campaigning against them
Daily Mail62 Labour MPs are employing workers on zero hours contracts despite the party campaigning against them Figures produced by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority reveal that MPs employ 151 staff on zero hours contracts 62 are employed by Labour MPs, 77 by Conservatives, five by Liberal Democrats and seven by independents and the minor parties ' Labour government will give new legal rights to workers on zero hour contracts' More than 60 Labour MPs are employing staff on zero hours contracts despite the party’s campaign against them. But figures produced by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority reveal that MPs employ 151 staff on zero hours contracts. Labour leader Ed Miliband campaigns against zero hour contracts despite his MPS employing workers on them Of these, 62 are employed by Labour MPs, 77 by Conservatives, five by Liberal Democrats and seven by independents and the minor parties. Steve Turner, of the Unite union, said it was wrong for Labour MPs to employ staff on zero hours contracts.
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Unions press Labour on workers rights bill as hundreds of thousands ‘stuck’ on zero-hours contracts
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Tory minister says he understands life on zero-hours contracts because he used to be £250-an-hour barrister
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Zero-hours contracts to become main source of income for 1m British workers
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Number of people on zero-hours contracts in UK increases to 801,000
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Zero hours workers are as happy as other employees, research shows
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General Election 2015: Miliband promises an end to 'zero hours Britain'
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ONS admits underestimating number of workers on controversial zero hours contracts
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