WORKING TIME

Economics

Labor

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

Crosswords: WORKING TIME

Periodicals

• Pay And Working Time (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

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

Economic History

Uk

As a result, the UK has adopted a number of new labor laws, such as the working time directive. (references)

Uk

For example, the European Working Time Directive, applicable since October 1998, creates an entitlement to minimum daily and weekly rest periods, an average work-week limit of 48 hours, and restrictions on night work. (references)

Taiwan

Legislation passed in 2000 cut the biweekly working time from 96 hours to 84 hours, effective January 2001. Additional legislation called for a five-day workweek for the public sector, also effective January 2001. The LSL restricts child labor, and requires employers to provide overtime pay, severance pay, and retirement benefits. (references)

Political Economy

IRELAND

In May 1997, a European Commission directive on working time was transposed into Irish law, through "the Organization of Working Time Act, 1997." The Act set a maximum of 48 working hours per week, requires that workers be given breaks after they work certain periods of time, imposes limits to shift working, and mandates four weeks annual leave for all employees. (references)

Worker Rights

United Kingdom

A working time directive brought domestic legislation into compliance with the European Union's 48-hour workweek. (references)

Kazakhstan

The Constitution provides that labor agreements stipulate the length of working time, vacation days, holidays, and paid annual leave for each worker. (references)

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

Expressions using "WORKING TIME": decrease in working time ♦ reduction in working time ♦ reduction of working time. Additional references.

Danish

arbejdstid (hours of labour, work hours, working hours). (various references)

Dutch

werktijd (hours of labour, work hours, working hours), arbeidstijd (working hours). (various references)

Finnish

työaika (time of work, working hours). (various references)

French

temps de travail (work hours, working hours, working life), heures de travail (work hours, working hours), durée du travail (work hours, working hours). (various references)

German

Arbeitszeit (hours, working hours). (various references)

Greek 

ώρες εργασίας (hours of labour, work hours, working hours), ωράριο (timetable, work hours), χρόνος εργασίας (working hours), διάρκεια εργασίας (hours of labour, work hours, working hours). (various references)

Italian

tempo di lavoro (working hours), ore di lavoro (hours of labour, work hours, working hours). (various references)

Pig Latin

orkingway imetay

Portuguese

tempo do trabalho (working hours), horas de trabalho (man-hours), duração do trabalho (working hours). (various references)

Spanish

tiempo de trabajo (working hours), jornada de trabajo (working hours), horas de trabajo (business hours, time). (various references)

Swedish

arbetstid (working hours). (various references)

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