Claim: Around a dozen other European countries have banned zero hours contracts.
Fact-check: Zero hours contracts: is the UK "the odd one out"? - Full Fact
Verdict: not all have an explicit ban, but it's correct that most eu countries outlaw these contracts, heavily restrict them, or don't see them widely used. the uk is one of around half a dozen european countries where zero hours contracts are both legal and fairly common.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2016-07-26T00:00:00