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Direction (Q. 25 - Q. 35):
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Under a zero-hour contract, a party described as a ‘casual worker’ has a contract with anemployer, but the contract may be of little benefit as its provisions do not (25)_____anyobligation upon the employer to offer work, and similarly, there is no obligation for the worker to accept it. A ‘casual worker’ is the correct term to define workers who do not have(26) ____hours of work but instead supply services on an irregular, flexible basis whenthe employer needs them. A ‘worker’ is not, therefore, an ‘employee’. This is an important distinction, as employees enjoy significantly better protection under the law.
Although workers do have basic rights, for example, the right to a national minimum(27) ____, the right not to be unlawfully discriminated against and the right to sick pay,but they are denied other important rights. For example, casual workers do not have thesame rights when it comes to issues such as maternity or paternity pay, (28)_____pay inthe event that there is not enough work available and the right not to be unfairly(29)_____. These contracts are very unpopular with trade unions, who argue thatemployers are using this type of contract as a way of denying workers the benefits which they would otherwise be entitled to under current employment (30)_____.As a result of public criticism, the Eurona government held an independent review to analyse the use of these contracts. In June 2016, Eurona Business Secretary, Zoro,concluded that zero-hour contracts were not to be declared (31)_____, as he consideredthat many groups of people benefited from them. However, he did change the law in order to prevent employers from banning casual workers from working elsewhere when bound by a zero-hour contract. This is not the end of the story, however. The use of zero-hour contracts is extremely popular in the food and retail (32)_____of the Eurona economy.
For example, McDonald’s and Burger King have recently disclosed that they use this type of contract for over 80% of their workers in the Eurona and another high-street giant, Sports Direct, has admitted that 90% of its workers are under this type of contract. However,the latter (33)_____a legal challenge in November 2016 when Tera Phera filed a claimagainst the company in a Eurona Employment Tribunal. Tera Phera claimed that although she was contracted as a casual worker for Sports Direct, she had the same responsibilitiesand duties as an employee but without receiving the benefits of an employee. A (34)____was reached according to which Sports Direct is now required at the time of advertisingfor future zero-hours staff to expressly state that the role does not (35)_____work. Thecompany must also produce clear written policies setting out what sick pay and paid holiday their zero-hours staff are entitled to
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
Under a zero-hour contract, a party described as a ‘casual worker’ has a contract with anemployer, but the contract may be of little benefit as its provisions do not (25)_____anyobligation upon the employer to offer work, and similarly, there is no obligation for the worker to accept it. A ‘casual worker’ is the correct term to define workers who do not have(26) ____hours of work but instead supply services on an irregular, flexible basis whenthe employer needs them. A ‘worker’ is not, therefore, an ‘employee’. This is an important distinction, as employees enjoy significantly better protection under the law.
Although workers do have basic rights, for example, the right to a national minimum(27) ____, the right not to be unlawfully discriminated against and the right to sick pay,but they are denied other important rights. For example, casual workers do not have thesame rights when it comes to issues such as maternity or paternity pay, (28)_____pay inthe event that there is not enough work available and the right not to be unfairly(29)_____. These contracts are very unpopular with trade unions, who argue thatemployers are using this type of contract as a way of denying workers the benefits which they would otherwise be entitled to under current employment (30)_____.As a result of public criticism, the Eurona government held an independent review to analyse the use of these contracts. In June 2016, Eurona Business Secretary, Zoro,concluded that zero-hour contracts were not to be declared (31)_____, as he consideredthat many groups of people benefited from them. However, he did change the law in order to prevent employers from banning casual workers from working elsewhere when bound by a zero-hour contract. This is not the end of the story, however. The use of zero-hour contracts is extremely popular in the food and retail (32)_____of the Eurona economy.
For example, McDonald’s and Burger King have recently disclosed that they use this type of contract for over 80% of their workers in the Eurona and another high-street giant, Sports Direct, has admitted that 90% of its workers are under this type of contract. However,the latter (33)_____a legal challenge in November 2016 when Tera Phera filed a claimagainst the company in a Eurona Employment Tribunal. Tera Phera claimed that although she was contracted as a casual worker for Sports Direct, she had the same responsibilitiesand duties as an employee but without receiving the benefits of an employee. A (34)____was reached according to which Sports Direct is now required at the time of advertisingfor future zero-hours staff to expressly state that the role does not (35)_____work. Thecompany must also produce clear written policies setting out what sick pay and paid holiday their zero-hours staff are entitled to
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