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Originally Posted by Kizzy
Once out of the EU and their protections for workers everyone will be on 0hr minimum wage jobs 24/7.
And many have bent over and readily accepted it.
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I don't know that that's necessarily true, 0 hour contracts are possible and already exist and most companies in most situations choose not to use them. In "high staff" situations like a supermarket, yes, but (for example) a place like mine with only 6 permanent staff (two of those part-time) it's beneficial to have people contracted into a set number of obligated hours. Otherwise, as soon as one or two people decide they don't want to work many hours that week (and they are not contractually obligated to work), you have a major staffing issue.
It is already the case, however, that for non-management grades they would prefer to have a larger number of staff on 20 or 25 hour contracts than a smaller staff all on 40. This is basically, purely and simply, because it's much easier to cover holidays and sickness if you only need to replace half of the hours. Never mind that 20 hours of employment is wholly unsuitable for most people seeking, of course.
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