Usage of "zero hours"

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Usage of zero hours in English

Workplace Relations Minister Michael Woodhouse said zero hours contracts were not fair. 
 Radio NZ 

Newsnight's Allegra Stratton reports on whether zero hours contracts constitute real jobs. 
 BBC 

Vince Cable has promised a review of zero hours, but without a deadline. 
 The Guardian 

All the major fast food chains have now committed to ending zero hours contracts. 
 Radio NZ 

Sure, zero hours and freelance life is great for young "creatives". 
 The Guardian 

The village is run by Masonic Care - it denied the contracts were zero hours. 
 Radio NZ 

And who first blew the whistle on zero hours? 
 The Guardian 

So its the abuse of zero hours contracts rather than their existence that is the problem. 
 The Guardian 

In a statement, it said: We are very much aware of the concerns around ' zero hours' contracts. 
 BBC 

Other zero hours workers say they often have shifts added, cancelled or changed at the last minute. 
 BBC 

He said it amounted to zero hours. 
 Radio NZ 

It's also true of some " zero hours" workers, whose contracts guarantee no fixed amount of work. 
 Reuters 

Some were stood down, working just a few hours or zero hours, but job losses have been limited. 
 News.com.au 

I would have said zero hours. 
 Wired 

Difficulties arose from getting the wording right and the fact that the term zero hours had no formal legal definition. 
 Radio NZ 

So they're very unusual, and they're not classified as zero hours contracts under case law because that's a new term. 
 Radio NZ 

zero

Adjective

hour

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Meanings of zero hours in English