Staff members at UK high street video game giant GAME have been told to expect redundancies, Eurogamer undertands, as t…
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Zero hours contract?

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I believe it means they will call you when they want you to work, but wont guarantee 25 hours a week ect. It will make it much harder for already struggling casual workers to make ends meet.

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so like uber but worse

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it predates Uber. Most teenagers are on 0 hour contracts so they can only work weekends and/or evenings around school/college/uni

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most people working the shitty jobs are not teenagers

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yes that doesn’t change my statement giving context to another side of life in Britain that people may not be familiar with if they don’t live there.

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this isnt happening just in britain

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I’ve never heard the phrase “zero hour contracts” outside of the uk?

my clarification that it’s different from uber is important because in the UK zero hour contracts are still subject to different tax processes and employment law than being self employed.

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i wasnt aware of the different tax brackets and such. we have those type of contracts in my country, but we have a different name.

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Sounds very bad, unemployed but not.

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Oughta be illegal. Fire them or don’t.

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UK term for no minimum hours guaranteed.

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