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Working hours

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCore term

In human resources, working hours means: The times and the number of hours an employee is expected to work, for example nine to five, or 40 hours a week.

In Turkish: çalışma saatleri, mesai saatleri, çalışma süresi

How it is used

Set out in the employment contract. You hear 'normal working hours', 'core hours' (when everyone must be available) and 'reduced hours'. Hours worked beyond the contract are overtime.

Example sentences

  1. Our normal working hours are 8:30 to 5:30, Monday to Friday.

  2. She asked to reduce her working hours to four days a week after her return.

Common collocations

  • normal working hours
  • outside working hours
  • reduce working hours
  • flexible working hours
  • core hours
  • overtimeTime worked beyond your normal contracted hours, or the extra money paid for that time.
  • flexible workingWays of working that differ from fixed office hours, such as flexible start and finish times, part-time hours, compressed weeks or working from home.
  • full-timeWorking the full number of hours that is normal for a job, usually around 35 to 40 hours a week.
  • part-timeWorking fewer hours than the normal full working week, for example three days a week or only in the mornings.

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