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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\u2019 contracts \u2013 representing just 2.7% of people employed in the West Midlands.<\/p>

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In the UK in 2018 the ONS estimate that 844,000 people were employed on zero hours\u2019 contracts \u2013 2.6% of all people employed.<\/p>

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