full-time employment

Standard forty hours

Full-time employment is work that occupies the standard number of hours considered a complete workweek, typically 35-40 hours depending on the employer or country.

It usually comes with benefits like health insurance, paid leave, and retirement contributions that part-time work may not include.

She left freelancing for full-time employment with a tech company.

The threshold varies by jurisdiction, with some labor laws defining it precisely for purposes of benefits eligibility.

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steady paycheck · paycheck · labor law · pension · contract · two weeks notice · unionization · commute · sick leave · healthcare · career · overtime pay · forty hour week · vacation days · work hours · tenure · unemployment insurance · tax withholding

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hours/commitment level

full-time employmentpart-time employment

Job with reduced hours

part-time work · part-time job · reduced hours · casual work · on-call work

employment relationship type

full-time employmentfreelance work

Self-directed paid projects

contract work · gig work · temporary employment · self-employment · casual employment

labor market status

full-time employmentunemployment

Being without paid work

joblessness · underemployment · retirement · welfare dependency · disability leave

Family

employment, full-time

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