Zero hours: Flexibility or insecurity?

Project specs

Format

2D

Contact

Silvia Avram

Country

UK

Funding agency

Nuffield Foundation, MiSoc ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change

Length

02:30

Summary

Zero-hours jobs and the the gig economy are growing fast, but these jobs are often low paid and offer worse working conditions. This video presents the work of Dr Avram who explores the question: is flexibility of zero hours jobs valuable or a burden to workers?

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