Zero Hours in Lockdown: The Prison System's Latest Cost Cutting Measure The news that Mitie, a privately run prison operator, is seeking to recruit custody officers on zero hours contracts has sent shockwaves through the UK's justice system.
At first glance, this move may seem like another example of the Ministry of Justice trying to cut costs in an underfunded sector.
However, scratch beneath the surface and it becomes clear that this is a symptom of a far more insidious problem: the erosion of workers' rights in our most vulnerable institutions.