overtime hours

Beyond standard workday

Overtime hours are work hours beyond the standard workweek, typically exceeding forty hours.

In many jurisdictions, employers must pay workers at a higher rate—often time-and-a-half—for overtime hours: She picked up overtime hours to save for vacation.

The phrase emphasizes the quantity of extra time worked rather than the pay rate.

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work schedule classification

overtime hoursregular hours

Fixed, consistent work times

nine-to-five · shift work · core hours

time allocation

overtime hourstime off

Scheduled absence from duties

leisure time · personal time · free time · vacation time · downtime

workload intensity

overtime hoursreduced hours

Shortened work time

undertime · part-time

Family

overtime, hours, over, time, hour, timed, timing, times, timer

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