variable hours
Unpredictable work times
Variable hours describes a work schedule that changes from week to week rather than remaining fixed.
Employees with variable hours don't know in advance exactly when or how much they'll work: The job offers variable hours, so budgeting is tricky.
Common in retail, hospitality, and gig work, the arrangement offers flexibility but makes planning difficult for workers who can't predict their income.
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- nine to fiveStandard workday timeframe
- shift workLabor in timed blocks
- shiftMovement or work period
- schedulePlan of timed events
split shift · part-time · overtime · unpredictable · roster · gig · freelance · on-call · casual · on demand · irregular · fluctuating · availability · timesheet · hustle · unstable · contract · swing
variable hoursregular hours
Fixed, consistent work times
nine-to-five · fixed schedule · banker's hours · office hours
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