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Employer Survey - Zero-Hour Contracts - 2015

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Q1 Which of the following describes the

 

sector in which you operate?

 

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

 

Agriculture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and fishing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(including...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

related...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and tradesmen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

retail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

communication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

education or...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

restaurants ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gas and water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public sector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specify)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

 

 

 

Answer Choices

Responses

 

Agriculture and fishing

5.08%

3

Finance (including legal work)

11.86%

7

Computer and related activities

1.69%

1

Construction and tradesmen

10.17%

6

Wholesale and retail

8.47%

5

Transport and communication

1.69%

1

Private education or health

8.47%

5

Hotels, restaurants and bars

20.34%

12

Electricity, gas and water

1.69%

1

Public sector

0.00%

0

 

 

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Other (please specify) 30.51% 18 Total 59

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Q2 How many employees do you have?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

1 to 5 employees

6 to 10 employees

11 to 20 employees

21 to 50 employees

51 to 100 employees

101 or more employees

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

1 to 5 employees 18.64% 11 6 to 10 employees 20.34% 12

11 to 20 employees 18.64% 11 21 to 50 employees 11.86% 7

51 to 100 employees 6.78% 4 101 or more employees 23.73% 14 Total 59

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Q3 How many employees do you engage on zero-hours contracts?

Answered: 59 Skipped: 0

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Q4 What jobs do you engage people on zero-hours contracts to do? Please list the different roles here.

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Answer Choices

Responses

1.

100.00% 59

2.

59.32% 35

3.

38.98% 23

4.

32.20% 19

5.

20.34% 12

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Q5 Why does your organisation use employees on zero-hours contracts?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

To manage fluctuation ...

To provide flexibility ...

Uncertain business...

To keep wage costs down

To avoid agency fees

To retain workers rath...

To keep non-wage cos...

It is a legacy within the...

Other (please specify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

To manage fluctuation in demand 72.88% 43

To provide flexibility for the individual 59.32% 35

Uncertain business conditions 27.12% 16

To keep wage costs down 8.47% 5

To avoid agency fees 0.00% 0

To retain workers rather than make them redundant 16.95% 10

To keep non-wage costs down (for example, maternity/paternity pay etc.) 3.39% 2

It is a legacy within the organisation 3.39% 2

Other (please specify) 30.51% 18 Total Respondents: 59

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Q6 Do you expect your business to continue to use zero-hours contracts over the next:

Answered: 58  Skipped: 1

12 months?

2 to 3 years?

4 to 6 years?

Don't know

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

12 months? 5.17% 3 2 to 3 years? 17.24% 10

4 to 6 years? 55.17% 32 Don't know 22.41% 13 Total 58

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Q7 Do you transfer people employed on a zero-hours basis to full-time or other contractual arrangements?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes 67.80% 40 No 32.20% 19 Total 59

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Q8 Under the terms of your zero-hours contracts, are your employees allowed to work for another employer?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Yes, always

Yes, sometimes

No, never

Don't know

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes, always 77.97% 46 Yes, sometimes 20.34% 12

No, never 0.00% 0 Don't know 1.69% 1 Total 59

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Q9 How much notice do you provide to employees on zero-hours contracts for arranging work?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Up to 12 hours

At least 12 but less tha...

At least 24 but less tha...

At least 48 hours but le...

1 week or more

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Up to 12 hours 6.78% 4 At least 12 but less than 24 hours 8.47% 5

At least 24 but less than 48 hours 16.95% 10 At least 48 hours but less than 1 week 16.95% 10

1 week or more 50.85% 30 Total 59

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Q10 How much notice do you provide to employees on zero-hours contracts for cancelling work?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

At the start of a shift

Up to 12 hours

At least 12 hours but le...

At least 24 hours but le...

48 hours or more

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

At the start of a shift 8.47% 5 Up to 12 hours 6.78% 4

At least 12 hours but less than 24 hours 20.34% 12 At least 24 hours but less than 28 hours 16.95% 10

48 hours or more 47.46% 28 Total 59

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Q11 Are staff on zero-hours contracts within your organisation contractually obliged to accept work if work is offered to them?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Yes, if work is offered t...

No, they are free to acce...

Sometimes, it depends on t...

Don't know

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes, if work is offered they are contractually obliged to accept it 3.39% 2 No, they are free to accept work or turn it down 88.14% 52 Sometimes, it depends on the circumstances 5.08% 3 Don't know 3.39% 2 Total 59

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Q12 Which best described the typical working hours pattern of zero-hours staff at your organisation?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Hours are broadly the...

Hours vary greatly each...

Don't know

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Hours are broadly the same each week 50.85% 30 Hours vary greatly each week 44.07% 26 Don't know 5.08% 3 Total 59

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Q13 Regardless of what the contract says, are staff on zero-hours contracts within your organisation expected to accept work in practice?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Yes, if work is offered t...

No, they can either accep...

Sometimes, it depends on t...

Don't know

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes, if work is offered they are expected to accept it 25.42% 15 No, they can either accept work or turn it down 57.63% 34 Sometimes, it depends on the circumstances 15.25% 9 Don't know 1.69% 1 Total 59

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Q14 Are hourly pay rates for those on zero- hours contracts different from those of employees on other contracts doing the same job?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

No

Yes, the pay rates for...

Yes, they are lower

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

No 69.49% 41 Yes, the pay rates for zero-hours contracts are higher 28.81% 17 Yes, they are lower 1.69% 1 Total 59

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Q15 Do you have any of the following regarding the amount of notice given to staff on zero-hours contracts when offering work?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

A contractual provision

A policy or standard...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Yes No

Yes No Total Respondents

A contractual provision 42.86% 57.14%

24 32 56 A policy or standard practice 57.89% 43.86%

33 25 57

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Q16 Do you have any of the following regarding the amount of notice given to staff on zero-hours contracts when cancelling offered work?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

A contractual provision

A policy or standard...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Yes No

Yes No Total Respondents

A contractual provision 35.09% 64.91%

20 37 57 A policy or standard practice 58.62% 43.10%

34 25 58

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Q17 Do you have any of the following regarding the amount of notice given to staff on zero-hours contracts when terminating the contract?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

A contractual provision

A policy or standard...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Yes No

Yes No Total Respondents

A contractual provision 74.14% 25.86%

43 15 58 A policy or standard practice 73.58% 28.30%

39 15 53

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Q18 Which, if any, of the following benefits are staff on zero-hours contracts entitled to within your organisation?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Sick pay

Annual paid leave

Pension entitlement

Right not to be unfairly...

Right to receive writ...

Redundancy pay

None - no benefits are...

Other (please specify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Sick pay 1.69% 1

Annual paid leave 47.46% 28

Pension entitlement 0.00% 0

Right not to be unfairly dismissed 54.24% 32

Right to receive written statement of terms and conditions 71.19% 42

Redundancy pay 13.56% 8

None - no benefits are available 15.25% 9

Other (please specify) 37.29% 22 Total Respondents: 59

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Q19 Do you review the terms of zero-hours contracts with your employees?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes 77.97% 46 No 22.03% 13 Total 59

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Q20 Are you aware of the Zero-hours Contracts Guide which has been published by the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service?

Answered: 59  Skipped: 0

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes 74.58% 44 No 25.42% 15 Total 59

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