zero-hours contract

English

Noun

zero-hours contract (plural zero-hours contracts)

1. Alternative form of zero-hour contract
   • 2016 December 30, Phillip Inman, “Zero-hours workers '£1,000 worse off a year' than employees”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Workers on zero-hours contracts lose an estimated £1,000 a year compared with employees doing the same work, according to a study that underscores the divide between people in precarious jobs and those who have a permanent contract.

   • 2020 March 25, “Network News: What COVID-19 means for rail in a wider transport context”, in Rail, page 10:

     And Swissport, the company which handles aircraft and baggage at many British airports, has already told all staff on zero hours contracts that they are no longer required.

References

• “zero-hours”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• zero-hour contracts