james stribley has his own experience with zero-hour contracts.e works as a doorman at a security company. >> you don't know until the monday morning what hours you are working that week, maybe the friday before. and you can't plan anything. some weeks, they only want you for a few hours. other weeks, it could be 50 hours plus. reporter: sue patel works in a supermarket. although she has regular hours, she only earns 9 euros an hour. it's hardly enough to live on in an expensive city like london. >> my wages completely goes on my rent. we survive on my husband's wages for the rest of what we have. we don't go out for a meal, don't go to cinema, don't go we anywhere where it's costing us to get an entrance fee because we just can't afford it. reporter: the british economy is on the mend, though. in the past year, it grew by almost 3%. but it's mostly the rich who are profiting. altogether, their income increases by over 100 million euros every day, according to the organization "equality trust." they're calling for fairer economic distribution. but