| 释义 |
zero-hours contract
A contract that specifies no contractual hours of work. Often termed “casual as required” contracts, such agreements enable the employer to offer work as and when it is required, with the individual free to accept or reject the work offered. This lack of mutuality of obligation often leads to those individuals working under such contracts not being regarded as employees. However, such contracts have been subject to several contrasting and controversial challenges in recent years, as new and flexible ways of working have begun to emerge (Uber BV and others v Aslam and others [2021] UKSC 5; Pimlico Plumbers Limited and Anor v Smith [2018] UKSC 29). See also gig economy; self-employed; worker. |