In London there is a real boom in "zero hours" contracts which have already created a million jobs - These are super-flexible contracts which do not guarantee even a minimum of hours of work per week - You work when you arrive a phone call, often with a few hours notice – Buckingham Palace also use them
You work when the company calls on the phone, often with a few hours notice and without even the guarantee of a minimum number of working hours per week.
These super-flexible employment contracts are experiencing a real boom in London where they have created a million jobs. Buckingham Palace also uses them and above all McDonald's which employs on-call contractors in 90% of cases. The on-call contract is also widespread in Sport Direct stores: 20 of the 23 employees have such a contract.
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