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<p>Data from the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in 2018
75,000 people in the West Midlands are employed on zero hours’ contracts – representing
just 2.7% of people employed in the West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK in 2018
the ONS estimate that 844,000 people were employed on zero hours’ contracts – 2.6%
of all people employed.</p><p> </p><p>A record number of people (32.7 million) in
the UK are employed. Since 2010 nearly 80% of the growth in employment has been in
full-time work and over 75% has come from permanent employment’. Average wages have
grown faster than inflation for 15 consecutive months.</p>
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