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Zero Hours – Zero Moral Standards – Take 2

Posted on August 14, 2013 by martinaweitsch

I have had quite a lot of response to the zero hours post. A number of additional questions have been raised by people regarding the impact of these contracts and I thought it would be useful to aid debate if … Continue reading →

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Zero Hours – Zero Moral Standards

Posted on August 6, 2013 by martinaweitsch

Zero hours contracts have been in the news lately. The term ‘zero hours contact’ doesn’t sound good, does it? But what’s it all about? What is a ‘zero hours contract’ In a note for Members of Parliament (dated 4 July … Continue reading →

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Immigration – does the government have it all wrong?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by martinaweitsch

Two different stories have been in the headlines recently. I haven’t seen them connected anywhere. So I thought I would draw some lines between them and see what they have to do with each other. Immigration Cases Backlog hits half … Continue reading →

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