Unemployment benefits with a zero-hour contract - Legal Aid Centre

Questioner

I have a job for 24 hours/week and a second job of 16 hours/week. The latter is a 0-hour contract that expires by operation of law on 31-12-2018. Can I claim unemployment benefits for the 16 hours even though my salary at my current job is sufficient?

Lawyer

Yes, that is possible. I advise you to apply before Christmas. Then everything will probably go well in January. Despite the fact that you only lose 16 hours, you must make yourself available full-time. From now on, you must apply for jobs at least once a week.