workhours

Time on duty

Workhours, also spelled as two words, refers to the time during which work is performed or expected to be performed.

The term typically designates the standard period when businesses operate or employees are on duty: The office is closed outside of normal workhours.

It can also refer to the total quantity of labor time invested in a project or accumulated by a worker: The renovation required over 200 workhours to complete.

scheduling

timetable

Arranged list of events

availability · slots · appointments · flextime · rotation · graveyard-shift · nightshift · nine-to-five · part-time · full-time

overtime

time-and-a-half

Fifty percent wage premium

crunch-time

compensation

wage

Payment for labor

  • salaryFixed periodic employment payment
  • payWages for work
  • earningsMoney gained from work

remuneration · paycheck · stipend · fee · timesheet · invoicing · retainer

workload

productivity

Output relative to input

pressure · burnout · fatigue · exhaustion · task · performance · focus · concentration · pacing · quota

regulation

cap

Covering for top

mandatory · compliance · contract · union · directive · enforcement

breaks

lunchtime

Noon eating period

  • restCessation of activity
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • downtimePeriod of non-operation

interval · respite · recess · breather · intermission · handover · siesta · time-off · relief

Opposites
time allocation

workhoursleisure time

Unscheduled waking hours

free time · off-hours · personal time · downtime · time off

activity state

workhoursrest

Cessation of activity

relaxation · sleep · repose · idleness · inactivity

Family

work, worker, working, workday, hours, workable, hourly, overworked, workforce

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