[jsm]

Hi guys ,

im looking at sticking a guy on a zero hours contract.

Any guys got some i can look at to get a idea of wording .

thanks in advance --- please email -- johnsmalone@hotmail.co.uk

[jsm]

not one email ...... what you all doing??  paying cash to the rock and rollors


there must be some one with one ?

[GDwindowcleaning]

Thats a good way to get help, insult the very people you are asking....

[AshWhite]

It was my understanding that the HMRC were cracking down on zero hour contracts, as its basically just a way of avoiding min wage and other similar legislation?

[GDwindowcleaning]

You still have to pay minimum wage it just allows the employer to give them no hours so its easy to get rid of people...

[mikecam]

not one email ...... what you all doing??  paying cash to the rock and rollors


there must be some one with one ?

Contracts without specific working hours
Zero contracts and key time contracts

‘Zero contracts’ are contracts of employment which do not specify any number of hours that the employee will be required to work. They are common for shop workers. The contract says that instead of working a specific number of hours per week, you must be ready to work whenever you are asked.

‘Key time’ contracts are those where you are guaranteed some work, but are not guaranteed regular hours each week.

The problem with zero and key time contracts is that you are only paid for the time you work, so even if you have to wait on work premises or be at home waiting by the phone, you may not be paid for this waiting time. However, legally, if you're on a zero hours contract, you are entitled to be paid for any time you have to be on work premises waiting for work to come up, unless your contract of employment says otherwise. You should be paid your normal hourly rate or, at the very least, the National Minimum wage.

For more information about the National Minimum Wage, see Rights to pay.
What if the contract does not give the number of hours which you must work

It is a legal requirement that all employees must be given a written statement of their terms and conditions of employment (see under heading Employee’s right to written details about the employment contract). This must include terms and conditions about hours of work, including normal weekly hours, any overtime requirements, the rate of pay and how often it is paid. This statement is not your contract but it shows that you do have one and part of what it includes.

Even if your contract does not give details of the number of hours which you must work each week, but only says that ‘hours of work will vary each week’, it is still a legal contract.

If your contract states that you have no set hours of work and that you must be available to work, but what actually happens is that you work the same number of hours each day/week, then it may become an implied term of your contract (see under heading What is a contract of employment) that you do have a set number of hours to work each day/week. If you are willing to work this number of hours but are given no work to do you may be entitled to be paid your normal wage for these hours.

For more information in England, Wales and Scotland about how many hours a week you must work, see Working hours in Employment fact sheets.

If you are an employee in this position, you should consult a specialist employment adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, click on (New window) nearest CAB.

Hope that helps.

[jsm]

thanks mike , some good ponts there.