Business secretary says there is evidence of abuse by some employers after Office for National Statistics says number using system more widespread than estimates suggest
The business secretary, Vince Cable, has said the government will tackle abuses of zero-hours contracts once a fuller picture of the number of employers using the controversial labour-hiring system becomes available.
Cable said he was hopeful a "comprehensive picture" would emerge within the next few months, after the Office for National Statistics admitted the practice could be far more widespread than first estimates suggested.
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