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THE Royal Blackburn and Burnley General hospitals have been criticised for their use of controversial zero-hours contracts, which have increased nearly five-fold in the last three years.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) had 531 staff on zero-hours in 2013, which was up from 110 in 2010.
The contracts, which have been heavily criticised by unions, mean employees work only as and when they are needed, often at short notice, and are paid only for the hours they work.
Employers argue they offer vital flexibility and the potential to make cost savings.
Russ McLean, chairman of the Pennine Lancashire Patient Voices Group, said: ?I don?t like these contracts.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...ted_for_use_of_zero_hour_contracts/?ref=var_6
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) had 531 staff on zero-hours in 2013, which was up from 110 in 2010.
The contracts, which have been heavily criticised by unions, mean employees work only as and when they are needed, often at short notice, and are paid only for the hours they work.
Employers argue they offer vital flexibility and the potential to make cost savings.
Russ McLean, chairman of the Pennine Lancashire Patient Voices Group, said: ?I don?t like these contracts.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.u...ted_for_use_of_zero_hour_contracts/?ref=var_6