More than 1m people still on zero-hours contracts despite Labour pledge to crack down on ‘exploitative’ practice

People working in hospitality make up nearly a third of zero-hours contracts - (Bloomberg/Getty)

More than one million people in the UK are on zero-hours contracts, new data has revealed, despite Labour’s pledge to eliminate the “exploitative” contracts last year.

Some 1.17 million people were on zero-hours contracts, meaning that they are not guaranteed any minimum working hours by their employer, between January and March of this year.