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Meanings of zero-hour contract in English

Portuguese
trabalho intermitente
Catalan
contracte d'hora zero
Spanish
contrato de cero horas

Employment with no minimum work time.

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        Usage of zero-hour contract in English
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        Nobody forces someone to take up a zero-hour contract.
        BBC
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        That made her feel like she was on a zero-hour contract - even though they were illegal.
        Radio NZ
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        That made her feel like she was on a zero-hour contract - even though they are illegal.
        Radio NZ
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        Unhappy about being on a zero-hour contract?
        The Guardian
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        In the real world, that means a single mum on a zero-hour contract facing eviction because her housing benefit won't stretch to cover the rent.
        The Guardian
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        Many of the new jobs created are zero-hour contracts, part-time or temporary.
        The Guardian
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        Photo: 123RF In relation to zero-hour contracts, the bill prohibits certain practices.
        Radio NZ
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        The government is reviewing zero-hours contracts, with the outcome due any day.
        The Guardian
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        Britain is a nation of zero-hour contracts and an ageing capital stock.
        The Guardian
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        And then there is the huge increase in short and zero-hours contracts.
        The Guardian
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        So what is it like to be on a so-called zero-hours contract?
        BBC
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        We do not have to accept rising homelessness, food banks and zero-hour contracts.
        The Guardian
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        Protests demanding an end to zero-hour contracts have taken place around the country.
        Radio NZ
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        Tomorrow he starts a new job -on a zero-hourscontract.
        The Guardian
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        I still feel that he is on a zero-hours contract and knows it.
        The Guardian
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        The fast food chain Burger King has opted to scrap its zero-hours contracts.
        Radio NZ
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