Zero Hours

Zero Hours

• We're not going to take it any more - statement from precarious staff at the University of Kent

  

  Following the UCU strike against pension cuts, precarious staff at the University of Kent release a statement demanding no pay cuts for strike action for already poorly paid staff

• Imperial War Museum: three years of privatised crisis

  

  The privatisation of visitor services and security staff at the Imperial War Museum has been an utter failure

• The race to the bottom - the secret life of the courier

  

  As Deliveroo drivers take strike action, a cycle courier explains the reality of precarious work

• Modern slavery finds its roots in capitalism

  

  As Theresa May declares her intention to stamp out slavery, John Westmoreland delves into the roots of its modern form

• Zero time, zero life. The secret diary of a zero hours worker

  

  Zero hour contacts mean employees miss out on redundancy money, sick pay and pensions and can't get credit references, loans or mortgages