The number of zero-hours employees has risen above 800000. We asked readers in a variety of jobs about how not having a fixed contract affects themWhen Claire started working at a theatre box office 20 years ago she wasn’t a permanent full-time member of staff,but she could always rely on getting regular hours. nowadays she is still not under contract but her work schedule has become much more sporadic.“The amount of work goes up and down depending on whether there’s a indicate on,” she says. It’s impossible to diagram anything unless I choose to make myself unavailable for work, or if I do that too many times I worry I won’t fetch offered shifts anymore.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com