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labor law
mediates the relationship between workers, employers, trade unions and the government
remote work
work arrangement
working time
period of time that an individual spends at paid occupational labor
karōshi
thumb|upright=1.34|A "No More Karoshi" protest in Tokyo, 2018 thumb|500px|Deaths due to long working hours per 100,000 people in 2016 (15+) thumb|right|500px|Average annual hours actually worked per worker in OECD countries from 1970 to 2020 , which can be translated into 'overwork death', is a Japanese term relating to occupation-related sudden death.
eight-hour workday
type of working day
absenteeism
Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation without good reason. Generally, absenteeism refers to unplanned absences. Absenteeism has been viewed as an indicator of poor individual performance, as well as a breach of an implicit contract between employee and employer. It is seen as a management problem, and framed in economic or quasi-economic terms. More recent scholarship seeks to understand absenteeism as an indicator of psychological, medical, or social adjustment to work.
shift work
employment practice designed to make use of, or provide service across, part of or all 24 hours of each day of the week
Sabbath
In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat ( ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day commanded by Yahweh to be kept as a holy day of rest as God rested in the Genesis creation narrative. Shabbat observance is commanded in the Ten Commandments: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" in the Masoretic text contrasting with the Samaritan Pentateuch which says "Keep the Sabbath day to keep it holy."
overtime
Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours. The term is also used for the pay received for this time. Normal hours may be determined in several ways: by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society), by practices of a given trade or profession, by legislation, by agreement between employers and workers or their representatives.
business day
official working days within the week, excludes public holidays of all sorts
24/7
descriptor of a service that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
work ethic
belief in the virtues of labor
time clock
timepiece used to assist in tracking the hours worked by an employee of a company
watch system
thumb|upright=1.3|A sailor keeps watch aboard .|alt= Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as watches, are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation of the vessel and also allow the ship to respond to emergencies and other situations quickly. These watches are divided into work periods to ensure that the roles are always occupied at all times, while those members of the crew who are assigned to work during a watch are known as watchkeepers.
four-day workweek
system in which students or workers are expected to work four days a week
workaholic
A workaholic is a person who works compulsively. A workaholic experiences an inability to limit the amount of time they spend on work despite negative consequences such as damage to their relationships or health.
double burden
workload of people who both earn money and have significant domestic responsibilities
break
period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off for meals, coffee, cigarettes, etc.
flextime
Flextime, also spelled flex-time or flexitime (BE), is a flexible hours schedule that allows workers to alter their workday and adjust their start and finish times. In contrast to traditional work arrangements that require employees to work a standard 9a.m. to 5p.m. day, Flextime typically involves a "core" period of the day during which employees are required to be at work (e.g., between 11a.m. and 3p.m.), and a "bandwidth" period within which all required hours must be worked (e.g., between 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.). The working day outside of the core period is "flexible time", in
long weekend
weekend that is at least three days long
Lochner v. New York
United States Supreme Court case
presenteeism
Presenteeism or working while sick is the act or culture of employees continuing to work as a performative measure, despite having reduced productivity levels or negative consequences. Reduced productivity during presenteeism is often due to illness, injury, exhaustion, or other conditions, but presenteeism can also describe working while contagiously sick, which has the added risk of creating a workplace epidemic.
crunch time
Overwork in the video game industry
job sharing
employment arrangement where typically two people are retained on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time
shift work sleep disorder
medical condition
hot desking
office organization system which involves multiple workers using a single physical work station or surface during different time periods
Working Time Directive
directive of the European Union
timesheet software
thumb|Contemporary time sheet A timesheet (or time sheet) is a method for recording the amount of a worker's time spent on each job. Traditionally a sheet of paper with the data arranged in tabular format, a timesheet is now often a digital document or spreadsheet. The time cards stamped by time clocks can serve as a timesheet or provide the data to fill one. These, too, are now often digital. Timesheets came into use in the 19th century as time books. To record time in a more granular fashion, time-tracking software may be used.
zero-hour contract
employment with no minimum work time
Saint Monday
tradition of absenteeism on a Monday
35-hour workweek
French law
six-hour workday
alternative to eight-hour workday
labour market flexibility
speed with which labour markets adapt to changes
furlough
A furlough (; from , "leave of absence") is a temporary cessation of paid employment that is intended to address the problems of a company or employer; these problems may be due to economic conditions that affect a specific employer, or to those prevailing in society as a whole. Furloughs may be short-term or long-term. They are also known as temporary layoffs.
workweek and weekend
parts of the week devoted to labor and rest, respectively
short-time working
'''''' is the German name for a program of state wage subsidies in which private-sector employees agree to or are forced to accept a reduction in working hours and pay, with public subsidies making up for all or part of the lost wages.
Utopia for Realists
2016 essay by Rutger Bregman
business hours
hours in which a business operates
Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919
International Labour Organization Convention
overwork
Overwork, also known as excessive work or work overload, is an occupational condition characterized by working excessively, frequently at the expense of the worker's physical and mental health. It includes working beyond one's capacity, leading to fatigue, stress, and potential health complications.
Forty-Hour Week Convention, 1935
International Labour Organization Convention
time and attendance
concept in work
Hours of Work (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1930
International Labour Organization Convention
work intensity
activity in relation to the capacity for that work
reduction of working hours
superwoman
sociology term; Western woman who works hard to manage multiple roles of a worker, a homemaker, a volunteer, a student, or other such time-intensive occupations
Convention concerning Hours of Work on Board Ship and Manning
International Labour Organization Convention
Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921
International Labour Organization Convention
Hours of Work (Coal Mines) Convention, 1931
International Labour Organization Convention
Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937
International Labour Organization Convention
Seafarers' Hours of Work and the Manning of Ships Convention, 1996
International Labour Organization Convention
Reduction of Hours of Work (Public Works) Convention, 1936
International Labour Organization Convention