By Alan Jones, PA Industrial Correspondent & Lawrence Matheson Black and minority ethnic (BME) women are twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts compared to white men, according to recent research. The TUC’s analysis of official data reveals that BME workers, especially women, are more likely to be employed under some of the worst contracts. The study shows that 5.9% of BME women in work are on zero-hours contracts, compared to 2.7% of white men. BME workers are “significantly overrepresented” on zero-hours contracts when compared to white workers, the report states. The TUC’s report, re…