UNIONS hit out at an “epidemic of insecure work” as the economic fallout from the Iran war was revealed for the first time today.Youth unemployment has risen to its highest rate in more than a decade with one in seven (14.7 per cent) 16 to 24-year-olds looking for work.Zero-hours contracts have hit a record high of 1.23 million — up 65,000 on the year.

UNIONS hit out at an “epidemic of insecure work” as the economic fallout from the Iran war was revealed for the first time today.

Youth unemployment has risen to its highest rate in more than a decade with one in seven (14.7 per cent) 16 to 24-year-olds looking for work.

Zero-hours contracts have hit a record high of 1.23 million — up 65,000 on the year.

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