Research suggests BME workers are ‘significantly overrepresented’ on zero-hours contracts compared with white workers.
The study showed 5.9% of BME women in work are on zero-hours contracts compared with 2.7% of white men
The union organisation said the study showed that 5.9% of BME women in work are on zero-hours contracts compared with 2.7% of white men. BME workers – particularly women – are more likely to be on the “some of the worst contracts, with the worst pay and conditions”, according to the union body.
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