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I don't think it would lead to job losses. The jobs wouldn't go away, they still need to be done and on minimum wage and most workers already work either part of full-time. What making it illegal would prevent is the employer being able to dangle the threat of no pay next week unless they work...

It's effectively bonded slavery. I can't remember off the top of my head the employer who does the catering and cleaning at the Royal Sussex Hospital but all new minimum wage workers are on this. But what's even worse is that written into this zero hour contract is that the employee opts out of...

Totally agree. Zero hour contracts have set back workers' rights decades. They should be made illegal.