no-guaranteed-hours contract
nounUK /nəʊ ˌɡærənˈtiːd ˈaʊəz ˈkɒntrækt/
US /noʊ ˌɡærənˈtiːd ˈaʊərz ˈkɑːntrækt/
A job agreement where the boss does not promise you any set number of work hours.
She has a no-guaranteed-hours contract, so some weeks she works a lot and other weeks not at all.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A work arrangement where pay depends only on the hours actually worked.
With a no-guaranteed-hours contract, his paycheck changes every month.
3. A type of casual employment that gives the employer full flexibility to offer or withhold work.
The café hired students on no-guaranteed-hours contracts to cover busy weekends.
4. An agreement that gives workers no minimum income security.
Unions argue that no-guaranteed-hours contracts make it hard to plan a budget.