full-time workers

Regular forty-hour employees

Full-time workers are employees who work the standard number of hours considered a complete work schedule—typically 35 to 40 hours per week, though definitions vary by employer and jurisdiction.

The designation often determines eligibility for benefits like health insurance and paid leave: Full-time workers get dental coverage; part-timers don't.

The term contrasts with part-time, temporary, and contract workers.

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