zero-hour contract
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
zero-hour contract (plural zero-hour contracts)
- (UK) A contract of employment that creates an on-call arrangement in which the employee agrees to be available for work as and when required, without any particular number of hours or times of work being specified or guaranteed.
- 2017 March 27, Martin Williams, “The bullying and fear at the heart of zero-hour contracts”, in The Guardian[1]:
- But being on a zero-hour contract meant there was no way to defend himself when things took a turn for the worse.
Related terms[edit]
- zero-hours (adjective)
Translations[edit]
contract
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