Zero Hours Contract

Is a Zero Hours Contract the same as a Casual Worker Contract? The Casual Worker / Zero Hours Comparison will help explain the differences.

This Zero Hours Contract template is designed to create an ‘on call’ arrangement between Employer and Employee. For these purposes, then, zero hours contracts are used to cope with varying staff requirements, where the Employer is under no obligation to offer an Employee work but, when it does, the Employee is required to accept the offer.

Using this contract will allow Employers to retain a pool of workers to fill temporary positions as they arise. These individuals are workers, and not self-employed, because there is a global contract covering the periods when they are not working. If both parties are under an obligation to each other, so creating a mutuality of obligation, the worker may also be an employee with all the associated employment protection rights that entails.

For situations where the Employer has no obligation to offer work and the Employee is not required to accept the offer of work, see the Casual Work Contract.

This contract is regularly reviewed to ensure it reflects the current position on zero hour contracts.

This Zero Hours Contract includes the following clauses:

1. General

2. Duties and Job Title

3. Date of Commencement / Date of Continuous Employment

4. Your Availability for Work

5. Availability of Work from the Company

6. Hours of Work

7. Place of Work

8. Pay

9. Holiday

10. Sickness

11. Maternity and Paternity Rights

12. Pensions

13. Non-Compulsory Retirement

14. Confidentiality

15. Collective Agreements

16. Grievance Procedures

17. Disciplinary Procedures

18. Staff Handbook and Employment Policies

19. Termination

20. Data Protection

21. Changes to Terms and Conditions of Employment

22. Severability

23. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

24. Right to Work in the UK

This document is in open format. Either enter the requisite details in the highlighted fields or adjust the wording to suit your purposes.

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