article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband last week vowed to ban 90 per cent of zero-hours contracts and  unveiled proposals to make it easier for workers to take workers bosses to court for unfair dismissal.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Umunna, speaking on Radio 5 Live today, Mr Umunna insisted Labour was no anti-business and defended Ed Miliband recent announcemtn that Labour would all-but outlaw zero-hours contracts.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Umunna admitted not all zero-hours contracts were 'awful and bad', but insisted many workers were being exploited.
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband has vowed to force companies to offer staff a full time contract if companies have been working regular hours for three months.
article_snippet.sent: There are 1.8million zero hours contracts now