Changes in work culture and technology will lead to an 'Uber moment' for savings at some point in the future, Bravura business development manager Natanje Holt believes.
The number of zero-hour contracts used by businesses has increased by 6% in the last year.
The Liberal Democrats will look at introducing a flat-rate pensions tax relief, expand shared parental leave, consider increasing NI thresholds and commit to 20 hours of free childcare a week for all working parents.
The use of zero-hours contracts appears to be continuing to grow across Britain, according to official statistics.
Businesses will be given tax breaks for paying the Living Wage while exploitative elements of zero hours contracts will be outlawed under a Labour government.
Sports Direct will be forced to publish clear written policies of what its 20,000 zero-hours workers are entitled to, after reaching a legal settlement with a former worker.
The government will be "tightening the screws" on employers who plan to exploit workers on zero-hours contracts and flout the ban on exclusivity clauses, business secretary Vince Cable has warned.
The realities of how much zero-hours contracts affect the UK workforce are still being revealed. Hannah Uttley examines the continuing debate.
Legislation will be introduced to reduce delays in employment tribunals, improve the fairness of contracts for low paid workers and establish a public register of company beneficial ownership, the government has announced.
The government's highly anticipated consultation into zero-hours contracts closed last month and a number of organisations put forward their recommendations. Hannah Uttley rounds up the responses.