新型雇佣方式zero hours contract 零时工
<p>有这样一种雇佣方式，老板有任务给你时，你才开工，需随叫随到，工作多少就拿多少报酬，没有工作任务的时候就没有工资，自然也没有所谓的病假和年假。这种雇佣方式就叫<span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>（零时工合同）。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> (<span word="also">also</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="required">required</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> '<span word="on">on</span> <span word="call">call</span>' <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="offered">offered</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="redundancy">redundancy</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span>.</p><p><span word="Zero">Zero</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>（有时也写作<span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>）指雇主雇佣员工却不保证给其安排工作的合同情形，我们称之为“零时工合同”。签订这种合同就意味着，员工只在有工作要求时干活，需随叫随到，做多少工作拿多少报酬。有些“零时工合同”要求员工必须接受雇主提出的工作时间要求，有些会让员工考虑后做决定；不过，大部分“零时工合同”都不包括带薪病假或休假，也没有裁员津贴或养老金。</p><p><span word="Predictably">Predictably</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> – <span word="some">some</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="oblige">oblige</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="macmillandictionary">macmillandictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span>)</p>
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