Looking beyond zero-hours contracts
A frequent criticism of zero-hour contracts is the unpredictability of the working hours associated with them. But is this an issue also experienced by wider sections of the UK workforce?
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Jonny’s work centred on conducting applied research in employment and people management, and strengthening links between academia and practice. He led the CIPD’s work on evidence-based HR and academic knowledge exchange.
Jonny is an Academic Member of the CIPD, a Fellow of the Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa), and a PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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