You'll work for up to 12 wks, as & when requ'd, no fixed shift or guaranteed hours ?

2sides2everystory

Is this a job or a mickey take ?

GothicStirling

2sides2everystory wrote: »

Is this a job or a mickey take ?

It's called casual employment.

2sides2everystory

Is it now? :rotfl:

But is it a job or a mickey take?

stephyt23

As Gothicsterling said it's casual work, what's wrong with that? It's quite normal to not have fixed hours in some jobs and just work on an as-and-when-needed basis

Russe11

Zero hours contract, to reduce an employers liabilities

custardy

Russe11 wrote: »

Zero hours contract, to reduce an employers liabilities

yup,RM have used 1 hour contracts for quite some time

KiKi

2sides2everystory wrote: »

Is it now? :rotfl:

But is it a job or a mickey take?

That sort of contract is legitimate. Whether *this* specific contract is for a real job or a mickey take no-one can answer as we don't know what the job is...!!

KiKi

sassyblue

2sides2everystory wrote: »

Is this a job or a mickey take ?

It's an 'as and when required job'. Perhaps the company is looking to expand but does not have a permanent job for someone, so they will not guarantee 20 or 40 hours if they can't fill the hours with work for you.

However, it does depend on what sort of work is involved. We're engineers and do this when we've got alot of work on but not enough for a full-time job. It has led to full-time jobs in the past though if we've found a hard-working reliable worker 'you'd be a fool to lose type person' we'd move heaven and earth to find work to keep them.

Gordon_Hose

It's a job. You either take it, or you don't.

2sides2everystory

That sort of contract is legitimate.

legitimate ... as opposed to illegitimate, you mean ? Does it really matter anymore ?

Or perhaps you meant lawful as opposed to unlawful?

but I still ask and with this limited description which seems to be commonplace "is this a job or a mickey take" in the current economic climate ?

And Gordon, what makes it a job?

dmg24

2sides2everystory wrote: »

legitimate as opposed to illegitimate ? Does it really matter anymore ?

Or perhaps you meant lawful as opposed to unlawful?

but I still ask and with this limited description which seems to be commonplace "is this a job or a mickey take" in the current economic climate ?

Nil hours contracts have been commonplace for years. It is nothing to do with the current economic climate.