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Annualised hours

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, annualised hours means: A working arrangement specifying total hours for a year rather than identical hours each week.

In Turkish: yıllık toplam saate göre çalışma

How it is used

Common in British job terms; ask how the yearly total is scheduled.

Example sentences

  1. The annualised hours arrangement puts more shifts in the busy season.

    Working hours may vary across the year within an agreed total.

  2. Before accepting annualised hours, I asked how much notice the rota would give.

    The annual total alone does not explain short-term scheduling.

Common collocations

  • annualised hours contract
  • work annualised hours

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