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Vince Cable began an investigation into ‘zero hours contracts’, where employees are not guaranteed work. Which kind of employer makes the most use of such contracts?
Percentage of organisation whom employ at least one person in this way:
| Voluntary sector | 34% |
| Public sector | 24% |
| Private sector | 17% |
Source: CIPD
A sharp increase in retail sales in July was attributed to the good weather. Do high temperatures make us spend more?
| Retail sales (change on year earlier) | |
| July 2008 | -0.3% |
| July 2009 | +1.2% |
| July 2010 | +0.2% |
| July 2011 | -1.0% |
| July 2012 | +1.7% |
| July 2013 | +3.9% |
| Average max.UK temperature (°F) | |
| July 2008 | 66.9 |
| July 2009 | 66.5 |
| July 2010 | 67.2 |
| July 2011 | 65.6 |
| July 2012 | 64 |
| July 2013 | 71.8 |
Source: ONS/Met Office
How does the Great Train Robbers’ haul of £2.6m (£46 million in today’s money) compare with other robberies? The following figures are given in today’s money:
| City bonds robbery, May 1990 | £689m |
| Dar Es Salaam Bank, Baghdad, July 2007 | £220m |
| Diamond Center Antwerp, 15 February 2003 | £110m |
| Carlton International Hotel , Cannes, 28 July 2013 | £90m |
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