In 2023, 3.6 percent of all workers in the United Kingdom were on a zero-hours contract, compared with just 0.4 percent in the mid-2000s. There has been a significant expansion in zero-hours work contracts since 2000, with the most considerable annual increase occurring between 2012 and 2013.
Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/414981/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-share/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/414981/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-share/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/414981/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-share/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of People in Employment on a Zero-hours Contract in The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/414981/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-share/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/414981/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-share/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/414981/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-share/