Common Misunderstandings JACS have produced a quick guide to common queries received around zero hour contracts. No Holiday – All employees are entitled to 2 weeks annual leave each year and this starts to accrue as soon as work commences.  Employers using zero hour contracts usually add an additional 4% to the hourly rate of […]

The Jersey Employment Tribunal (JET) has recently struck out a claim for redundancy and payment of notice brought by a worker contracted under a zero hours contract on the basis that he was not an ‘employee’ and was not therefore entitled to bring any claims under the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 (the Law). The Applicant […]