UK contract type leaves workers stressed, unhealthy
A type of employment agreement primarily used in Great Britain may have a negative effect on both the mental and physical health of workers, according to a new study.
A zero-hour contract, in which an employer is not obliged to provide any minimum working hours and the worker is not obliged to accept any work offered, is used to enable on-call scheduling and can be found in agriculture, hotels and catering, education, and healthcare sectors. It provides companies with flexibility in staffing but leaves workers with a relatively high level of uncertainty about the size of their paycheck.