English Dictionary

zero-hour contract

名詞

イギリス英語

(UK) A contract of employment that creates an on-call arrangement in which the employee agrees to be available for work as and when required, without any particular number of hours or times of work being specified or guaranteed.

日本語の意味

従業員が必要な場合にのみ働くことを求められ、労働時間や曜日が事前に固定されず、保証されない雇用契約。つまり、必要に応じて即時対応が求められるオンコール型の労働契約。

After being offered a zero-hour contract, Maria struggled to plan her finances because she never knew when she would be called in to work.

時間の保証がなく、必要に応じて呼び出される雇用契約を提示され、マリアはいつ仕事に呼ばれるか分からないため家計の計画に苦労した。

意味（1）

(UK) A contract of employment that creates an on-call arrangement in which the employee agrees to be available for work as and when required, without any particular number of hours or times of work being specified or guaranteed.

zero-hour contracts （ plural ）