The number of on-call employees in the United Kingdom was ** in 2025, compared with ** in 2024. This type of work contract requires employees to work irregular hours at short notice, depending on the demands of their employers and has proven increasingly popular recently, with ** more people working on-call in 2025 than there were in 2013.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 12, 2025). Number of on-call employees in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/415871/number-of-employees-working-on-call-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of on-call employees in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 12, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/415871/number-of-employees-working-on-call-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of on-call employees in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2025 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/415871/number-of-employees-working-on-call-uk/
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Number of on-call employees in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/415871/number-of-employees-working-on-call-uk/