8th December 2011, 02:53 PM
Quote:Realistically, what's the alternative? If there isn't regular work for them to do, they can't expect to be employed in any other manner bar individual contracts per job (which is a hassle and has its own set of problems). If people don't think they're valued just because they're on a ZHC, to what lengths is an employer supposed to go -- given that there is only a limited amount of work per week/month and they don't have details far in advance?
Realisticly, one has to ask why only a few companies feel the need to do this. The issue is abuse of the system.
If you have been on a ZHC for 6 consecutive months carrying out work you may ask... why? --- as people have been. They are used for specific cases, to fill in for maternity, to fill in for a temporary need for workers. But why ? what benefit does this contract bring to the worker? A ZHC --- why not work when there is work?
What lengths should an employer go to keep the people who carry out the work go? Well, if I have to answer that question, then the employer is not thinking too much about their staff.