20 Reasons It Really Sucks To Be Poor Right Now

20. Zero Hours Contracts

Zero Hours Contracts could only ever appeal to Homer Simpson – they amount to little more than an agreement between two people guaranteeing that neither has to do anything.

Basically, the employer is under no obligation to offer work to the employee, who is under no obligation to accept it. Somewhere, Mr Burns is rubbing his hands together and shouting, “Excellent!”