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Alex J Wood

Alex J Wood

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Monthly archives: September 2014

Beyond zero-hours: reducing the misery of insecure hours

By Brendan Burchell, Alex Wood Zero-hour contracts are just the tip of the iceberg of a bigger problem of insecure work scheduling. A year of shopfloor observation and interviews revealed how the insecurity it creates often leads to anxiety, stress and depression.

Posted byAlex WoodSeptember 1, 2014Posted inUncategorized

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