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"Zero-hour contracts are explicitly illegal, even for the self-employed." Not sure what "Europe" you're talking about, but in my part of Europe, they aren't...
by roel_v 7y ago
"Zero-hour contracts are explicitly illegal, even for the self-employed."
Not sure what "Europe" you're talking about, but in my part of Europe, they aren't...
- aries1980 7y agoYou are right. The following countries [1] (2016): Austria Belgium Czech Rep Estonia France Lithuania Luxemburg Since 2016, it has been banned in: Hungary Ireland Zero-hour employment contracts are heavily regulated in: Germany Italy Netherlands Slovakia So yeah, it is not banned everywhere (or allowed in certain professions only), but in 70% of the EU. [1]: https://fullfact.org/law/zero-hours-contracts-uk-europe https://fullfact.org/law/zero-hours-contracts-uk-europe