I've just started working in a bar/restaurant. It came out yesterday that I'm on a zero hours contract. So no guaranteed hours and no holiday pay ! This was news to me! Now fortunately today I've secured myself another job which has proper contract etc. I will start this next week. I feel so conned! Is this legal? They didn't tell me. I asked to have a letter confirming the Ts and Cs when i was taken on, yesterday I was told it would take a while. So I said I just want to know what my holiday entitlement is etc. That was then I was told the truth. Perhaps I should have insisted that I have a contract before I started, perhaps I was naive ? I'm a 50 something and not stupid! Feeling really down about this. Anyone know if this is legal? Oh, and to add insult to injury our tips are put through our wages, so taxed! Minimum wage and bloody hard work! If I didn't need the money I wouldn't go in this week! Rant over!