New figures have revealed how more than a quarter of care workers in Yorkshire are stuck in zero-hour contracts.
The figures revealed by GMB, the union for care workers, show more than a quarter of carers in Yorkshire and the Humber are stuck in precarious, zero hours contracts.
Analysis of industry data shows that more than 11,000 care workers in the region, 28% of all such workers, are trapped in insecure employment.
These figures compare to a national average of workers on zero hours contracts across all occupations of just 2.8%.
The disturbing figures come after GMB analysis showed that suicide rates among care workers are almost twice the national average.
Meanwhile 900 carers are thought to be leaving the profession every day.
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