If you’re on a zero-hours contract, you are classed as either an employee or a worker, depending on what is written in your contract. But regardless of status, you are entitled to the same statutory employment rights as employees on a fixed-term contract, including sickness and holiday pay. The exception is if you’re a freelancer or some other self-employed person working on a zero-hours arrangement with your clients. You are still classed as ’employed’ but as you will be working for yourself, you won’t have the same employment rights as somebody working for an employer.