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Evening Standard
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Joe Steen

Labour-run Hackney Council under fire for using casual staff contracts despite calling them 'exploitative'

Hackney Council has been criticised for its use of zero hours contracts - (Hackney Council)

Hackney Council has been confronted over its use of casual contracts in the borough’s libraries, which critics stress is at odds with the Town Hall’s opposition to zero-hours contracts.

On Monday, Unison members grilled the local authority on the ongoing impact of multiple job cuts resulting in a growing reliance on temporary “relief” staff.

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