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FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

Specialty Definition: FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

DomainDefinition

Labor

A system whereby workers can start or stop work at different hours of the morning or evening provided that they work a certain number of hours per day or week. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

Synonyms by domain: flexitime (public administrationlabor).

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Non-Fiction Usage: FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

SubjectTopicQuote

Worker Rights

Netherlands

This workweek is the result of agreements reached in collective bargaining on shorter workweeks, often in conjunction with more flexible working hours. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

flexible working hours

7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS

Language Translations for "FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

flextid (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), fleksibel arbejdstid (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

veranderlijke werktijd (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), variabele werktijd (flexitime, gliding time). (various references)

   

French

  

horaire variable (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), horaire souple (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), horaire mobile (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), horaire individualisé (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), horaire flottant (flexitime), horaire flexible (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime), horaire à la carte (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime). (various references)

   

German

  

flexible Arbeitszeit (flexible hours, flexitime, flextime, gliding time), gleitende Arbeitszeit (flexible work time, flextime). (various references)

   

Italian

  

orario personalizzato modificabile (flexitime, gliding time), orario personalizzato (flexitime, gliding time), orario flessibile (flexitime). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

exibleflay orkingway ourshay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bibliography


  

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