In 2022, 10.6 percent of employees aged 16 to 24 were on a zero-hours work contract in the United Kingdom. This type of contract does not guarantee any working hours for the employee, with employers only offering work hours only when required. Although a relatively high percentage of 16-24-year-old's work on a zero-hours basis, this type of arrangement is rarer among older age groups, with only two percent of 35-49-year-old workers on this type of contract.
Percentage of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by age group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Percentage of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/398569/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by age group." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398569/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/398569/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Employees on a Zero-hours Contract in The United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398569/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/398569/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-age/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Percentage of employees on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023, by age group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/398569/share-of-employed-population-zero-hour-contracts-age/