Contracts Of Employment Flashcards
What are the contracts of employment?
Job share, zero-hour, part-time, full-time
What is job sharing?
When two or more employees agree to share the responsibilities of a single job.
Can bring a wide range of skills to a job and gives employees the benefits of part-time work, while employer has a ‘full time employee’
What is full-time employment?
Occurs when someone works for the standard working week - 35-40 hours. They are more likely to develop their skills and be promoted
What is part-time employment?
When an employee works for fewer hours per week the full time. Family commitments make part-time work attractive. Part-time employees can help business cope with busy periods during the week.
What is a zero-hour contract?
Workers do not have guaranteed hours of work each week. Instead they can choose to accept any hours they may have been offered. May be asked to wear from no to many hours a week.
