3rd December 2011, 07:42 PM
I do hope that people think verey hard before signing up for this sort of contract. There is no point hanging aroung on a promise in such uncertain times. If you are good enough and work comes up again the employer will have no second thoughts about taking you on. In the mean time you can sign on which I presume you cannot do if you are on a zero hours contract. Looks to me like cynical exploitation of people who are desperate to work.