śmieciówka

Polish

Etymology

śmieć (trash, garbage) + -ówka; shortened from umowa śmieciowa (literally garbage contract).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕmʲɛˈt͡ɕuf.ka/

Noun

śmieciówka f

  1. (colloquial, neologism, derogatory) zero-hour contract

Usage notes

This refers to any of several forms of legal employment which are not covered by labour law, like umowa o dzieło (contract of commission), umowa-zlecenie (fee-for-task agreement), and samozatrudnienie (self-employment), and are enforced by the employer usually to decrease taxes or labour costs with providing little to no benefit or protection to the worker.

Declension

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