zero-hours
adjective/ˈzɪərəʊ aʊəz/
/ˈzɪrəʊ aʊərz/
(also zero-hour)
[only before noun] (British English)- used to describe or refer to a contract of employment in which the employee is not guaranteed regular hours of work and is only paid for the hours they actually work
- Workers on zero-hours contracts do not know how much they will earn from week to week.
- The company is taking on more zero-hours workers.
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