Being a student is wonderful in theory: you receive an education from the best professors in their field in whichever subject you’re most passionate about and take the skills you learn into the world of work. In reality, it’s an increasingly demanding sphere where students are required to work long hours on top of study just to make a living. That in mind, activists with the Better Than Zero campaign (see their work in the video below) write for Conter about an empowering series of courses starting tomorrow…

We're happy to launch a series of guides designed to spread awareness on specific issues and equip workers and activists with the knowledge needed to campaign for change. Our first guide looks at zero hour contracts. We ask Bryan Simpson, who works for the trade union Unite and runs the Betterthanzero campaign, to share useful and important tips on precarious work...