full-time shift

Standard work period

A full-time shift is a work period that constitutes a complete day's labor, typically eight hours.

The term appears in scheduling contexts where workers may take full-time or part-time shifts: She picked up a full-time shift on Saturday.

In some industries, full-time shifts follow set patterns—day shift, swing shift, night shift.

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on the clock · employment · graveyard · swing · rotating · night owl · night · day · weekly · salary · benefits · permanent · regular · roster · timecard · day shift · punch-in · clocking out

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work hours/duration

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Shortened work period

reduced hours · flex shift · split shift · limited hours · variable hours

employment permanence/stability

full-time shifton-call shift

Work period awaiting summons

gig work · freelance work · seasonal shift

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