In 2023, there were just under 1.37 million workers in the United Kingdom employed on a term-time contract, a type of contract where the employee does not work every week of the year.
Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Employees Working Term-time Contracts in The United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Number of employees working term-time contracts in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117343/term-time-workers-in-the-uk/