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	answer has question	9QYWgmIq
	answer has answering person	Kevin Paul Hollinrake
	answer text	<p>Zero hours contracts are an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market. They are useful where there is not a constant demand for staff, allowing flexibility for both employers and individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals on zero hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce. The ONS publishes quarterly data on the number of individuals in work on zero hours contracts in the UK. The ONS estimates that between April – June 2023, 3.6% of people aged 16 or over in employment in the UK were on a zero hours contract. This is up from 2.8% between April – June 2017.</p>
	answer given date	2023-10-24
	answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has written answer	kblYmVvf
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has answer	kblYmVvf
9QYWgmIq	question has answer	kblYmVvf
Kevin Paul Hollinrake	answering person has answer	kblYmVvf