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Increase in number of over-50s on zero-hours contracts, research finds
MORE than 300,000 workers aged over 50 are employed on zero-hours contracts, according to new research.
Campaign group Rest Less’s analysis of official figures shows that the number of over-50s in such precarious work arrangements has surged from 190,000 a decade ago.
Older workers now make up a quarter of the zero-hours contract workforce, the report says.
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