In 2024, there were approximately 1.03 million people on zero hours contracts in the United Kingdom, compared with 1.22 million in the previous year. Since 2000 there has been a net increase of 805,000 people on this type of employment contract.
Number of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 13, 2024). Number of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/414896/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/414896/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/414896/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees on a Zero-hours Contract in The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/414896/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/414896/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-number/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/414896/employees-with-zero-hours-contracts-number/