zero-hour contract
No guaranteed shifts
A zero-hour contract is an employment arrangement where the employer isn't obligated to provide any minimum working hours, and the worker isn't obligated to accept any hours offered.
Common in retail, hospitality, and gig work, these contracts offer flexibility but provide little job security or predictable income: She's been on a zero-hour contract for two years and never knows her schedule more than a week ahead.
Able to adjust readily
- variableProne to fluctuation
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- gigShort-term paid work
self-scheduling · availability · autonomy · irregular · intermittent · elastic
Relaxed and informal
- temporaryLimited in duration
- on-callAvailable when summoned
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- contingentConditional or representative group
standby · roster · scheduling · workforce · hiring · staffing · employer · employee
Selfish use of others
- unfairUnjust or partial
- criticismJudgment of faults
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- activismDirect effort for reform
deregulation · lobbying · reform · legislation · ban · regulation · campaign · McDonald's
Lacking self-assurance
- unstableProne to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
uncertainty · unprotected · disposable · replaceable · hand-to-mouth · budgeting · underemployment · low-income
adaptable
Able to adjust readily
gig · self-scheduling · availability · autonomy · irregular · intermittent · elastic
casual
Relaxed and informal
contingent · standby · roster · scheduling · workforce · hiring · staffing · employer · employee · workplace
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- unfairUnjust or partial
- criticismJudgment of faults
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
activism · deregulation · lobbying · reform · legislation · ban · regulation · campaign · McDonald's · tribunal
insecure
Lacking self-assurance
- unstableProne to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- vulnerableOpen to attack
anxiety · uncertainty · unprotected · disposable · replaceable · hand-to-mouth · budgeting · underemployment · low-income · hardship
zero-hour contractfull-time employment
Steady, complete-schedule work
zero-hour contractpermanent position
Ongoing employment without end date
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