Temporary Contracts (Hansard, 22 March 1995)

HC Deb 22 March 1995 vol 257 cc243-4W 243W

§ Mr. Hanson
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees in the United Kingdom are currently employed on temporary contracts of(a) under three months, (b) under six months, (c) under one year and (d) over one year in duration. [15064]

§ Mr. Oppenheim
The information requested can be obtained from the labour force survey for spring 1994 and is shown in the following table:
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Employees with a fixed term contract¹ by length of contract United Kingdom: Spring 1994

Number

Less than 1 year 492,000

of which:

less than 3 months 135,000

less than 6 months 270,000

More than 1 year 308,000

Total 800,000

¹ Excludes those temporary employees for whom the length of employment had not yet been fixed.

Employees with a fixed term contract¹ by length of contract United Kingdom: Spring 1994
	Number
Less than 1 year	492,000
of which:
less than 3 months	135,000
less than 6 months	270,000
More than 1 year	308,000
Total	800,000
¹ Excludes those temporary employees for whom the length of employment had not yet been fixed.