Justin Welby Under Fire Over C Of E's Zero-Hours Contracts theguardian.com

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been criticised after it emerged the Church of England uses zero-hours contracts and invests in Amazon, despite his attacks on both during a speech earlier this week.

Speaking at the TUC Congress in Manchester, Justin Welby rebuked companies such as Amazon for paying “almost nothing” in taxes, and described the so-called gig economy and zero-hours contracts as “the reincarnation of an ancient evil”.

It has now been revealed that at least two Church of England cathedrals are advertising jobs on zero-hours contracts, while the church has confirmed that the retailer Amazon is one of its 20 biggest investments worldwide.