Zero-hours contracts - Unit 4

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Complete Advanced, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

policy

declaration

commitment

assurance

conclude

determine

resolve

settle

compelled

supposed

imposed

constrained

acceptance

consent

understanding

authority

discussion

debate

disagreement

dispute

orders

request

call

demand

outcome

ending

product

finish

drives

urges

directs

thrusts

Under the (0) ___ of a zero-hours contract, employers and employees both have a limited degree of commitment. An employer is not required to offer any (1) ___ of working hours to their employees; while employees can (2) ___ their own working patterns by deciding which hours they work (or not). These types of contracts are attractive to students, who don’t necessarily want to feel (3) ___ to work during busy periods of study. Zero-hours workers are also able – theoretically, at least – to take time off spontaneously without first having to seek their manager’s (4) ___ to do so. However, while the flexibility of zero-hours work is not in (5) ___ , managers often put huge amounts of pressure on staff to be on (6) ___ to go into work at a moment’s notice. Refusal to do so can often lead to an extremely negative (7) ___ – not being given any more shifts. What’s more, the unpredictability of this type of employment eventually (8) ___ many people to seek something more permanent so that they have a steady income to rely on.

Zero-hours contracts

needs

provisions

terms

instructions

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