Sunday work

Sabbath day tasks

Sunday work is labor performed on Sunday, traditionally a day of rest in Christian cultures.

The phrase often carries connotations of reluctant necessity or moral compromise, since working on the Sabbath was historically discouraged or forbidden: I don't like doing Sunday work, but the deadline won't wait.

In some contexts, it refers specifically to work that earns premium pay.

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labor · labor laws · shift · church · holy · retail · blue laws · service · double-time · schedule · mandatory · on-call duty · essential · paycheck · sacrifice · ministry · obligation · hospital

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Opposites
rest vs. labor

Sunday workSunday rest

Leisure on week's end

day off · sabbath rest · time off · leisure time · day of rest

sacred vs. secular use of time

Sunday workSunday rest

Leisure on week's end

Sabbath observance · day of rest · Sabbath rest · Sunday worship · church attendance

weekday vs. weekend labor patterns

Sunday workregular hours

Fixed, consistent work times

nine-to-five · office hours · banker's hours

Family

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