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zero-hours contract

[/ˈzɪroʊ ˈaʊərz ˈkɒntrækt/]
nounpl: zero-hours contracts
contrato de zero horas
1. An employment contract in which an employer is not obligated to provide any guaranteed minimum hours of work, and the employee is not obligated to accept work when offered.
She works on a zero-hours contract, so her income fluctuates significantly each month.
Ela trabalha sob contrato de zero horas, então sua renda varia significativamente a cada mês.
2. A flexible work arrangement where workers are called upon as needed, without job security or predictable income.
Many gig economy jobs operate as zero-hours contracts.
Muitos trabalhos na economia de bicos operam como contratos de zero horas.
NYC Slang
gig work / on-call job
Synonyms
casual contracton-call contractflexible contractgig work agreement
Antonyms
permanent contractfull-time contractfixed-hours contract

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
contrato de zero horas / contrato por demanda
Used to describe flexible, as-needed work arrangements common in the gig economy
Portugal
contrato de zero horas
Formal term used in Portuguese labor law to describe contracts without guaranteed hours
São Paulo
contrato flexível / trabalho por demanda
Often described using more colloquial terms in business contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

no guaranteed hours
work on demand
flexible employment
precarious work arrangement
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