What does zero-hours mean?
Zero-hours means (UK) Relating to a zero-hour contract or employment..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(UK) Relating to a zero-hour contract or employment..
The pay penalty directly associated with zero-hours work amounted to 6.6% or 93p an hour. For a typical zero-hours worker doing 21 hours a week, it amounts to £1,000 a year.
I’d always heard about other people getting bullied in zero-hours jobs. But I didn’t take it seriously until it happened to me.
Journalist James Bloodworth’s story of being ‘embedded’ for six months as a zero-hours worker is vital reading for all[.]
At the moment, she’s a youth worker with the local council, primarily dealing with teens who’ve got into trouble. “I think I can save them,” she says. “Open their eyes to uni or a job.” But she can’t save any money on two contracts, one of which is zero-hours and the other guaranteeing only nine hours’ pay a week.
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Zero-hours means (UK) Relating to a zero-hour contract or employment..
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The pay penalty directly associated with zero-hours work amounted to 6.6% or 93p an hour. For a typical zero-hours worker doing 21 hours a week, it amounts to £1,000 a year.
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