Furlough . Fall through the cracks. (also slip through the cracks). Sustainer. Uphold (C2)

Zero-hour contract is a term used to describe a type of employment contract between an employer and an employee whereby the employer is not obliged to provide any minimum number of working hours to the employee. The term 'zero-hour contract' is primarily used in the United Kingdom.

Furlough

noun [ C or U ] UK /ˈ fɜ ː. lə ʊ / US /ˈ fɝ ː. loʊ /mainly US

a period of time that a soldier, worker, or prisoner is allowed to be absent, especially to return temporarily to their own home:

He was an Army Sergeant home on furlough.

It is a crime for a person who has been given a furlough to fail to return to the jail or prison at the required time.

a period of time when a company stops employing someone, usually temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work:

Employees of the company were told to prepare themselves for a round of furloughs.

The union represents about 9, 000 active pilots, with nearly 2, 000 more pilots currently on furlough.

Syn layoff

Fall through the cracks

(also slip through the cracks)

to not be noticed or dealt with:

Little details often fall through the cracks.

Too many young people slip through the cracks in the health system.

Sustainer

someone who upholds or maintains.

“they are sustainers of the idea of democracy”

synonyms: maintainer, upholder.

type of: admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter. A person who backs a politician or a team etc.

Uphold (C2)

verb [ T ]

UK /ʌ pˈ hə ʊ ld/ US /ʌ pˈ hoʊ ld/ upheld | upheld

to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct:

As a police officer you are expected to uphold the law whether you agree with it or not.

Judge Davis upheld the county court's decision.

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