FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

Domain	Definition
Labor	Employees are classified as full time or part time in accordance with the practices of their establishments. Usually a full-time employee worked a 40-hour week. (National Compensation Survey). (references)
	Employees who usually work more than 35 hours per week (at all jobs within an establishment) regardless of the number of hours worked in the reference week. (Current Population Survey). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Guinea	A small- or medium-sized enterprise (SME) is defined as an enterprise which meets all of the following conditions: The value of assets (excluding land and working capital) must be between 15 and 500 million Guinean francs (USD 8,865 to 295,500); the business must employ a minimum of five full-time employees; bookkeeping must be regularly kept up to date. (references)
Human Rights	Nicaragua	The Public Defender's office assigned two full-time employees to work with the women's prison system to help ensure its proper functioning in such areas as timely release of inmates granted parole. (references)
Worker Rights	Thailand	The law prohibits antiunion actions by employers; however, it also requires that union committee members be full-time employees of the company, which makes them vulnerable to employers seeking to discipline workers who serve as union officials or who attempt to form unions. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.