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What is life really like on a zero-hours contract?
When MICHELLE DORRELL entered a zero-hours contract she found herself experiencing a black hole of uncertainty
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ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
MOST of us in the Labour Party and elsewhere know about zero-hours contracts. Yet, knowing about them and living with them are two entirely different things.
It’s only when you’re living with the consequences that you really understand what it’s like — not just the financial side of things but also the emotional and mental impact.
This August, I had to re-enter the world of PAYE employment after five years being self-employed, running my own little home-based salon.
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