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Zero-Hours Contracts Turned Upside Down in New Zealand

Jim Riley

18th March 2016

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Talking to a Business Studies group about flexible workers and workforce planning, and to a group of Economists about Marginal Revenue Product theory and flexible working practices, led to a heated discussion about the use of zero-hours contracts in the UK. Are they a necessary tool for flexibility?

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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