workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk 
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
a shortened workweek
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Among the union's demands: Reduce the workweek from 40 hours to 35; boost pay by 25 cents an hour, and even more for workers in the breweries' bottling and brewing departments; a health plan; and pensions.
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Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Perhaps also like clockwork, the atmosphere and energy began to shift right around 5 p.m., as the uptown workweek unofficially ended.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
Whereas office attendance was more evenly dispersed across the five-day workweek before the pandemic, Bevi’s data shows that most workers today are showing face on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (68%) with Thursdays following closely behind (66%).
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2024
In the United States, a bill proposing a national four-day workweek landed in the Senate last month.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
New York Times Samsung is imposing a six-day workweek for all its executives following poor business results across most of the company’s major units.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead Mainly sunny to start the workweek Monday.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Of course, a shorter workweek may not work everywhere.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Much of the research on shorter workweeks, however, has been done by advocacy groups like Lockhart’s.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Perhaps also like clockwork, the atmosphere and energy began to shift right around 5 p.m., as the uptown workweek unofficially ended.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
Whereas office attendance was more evenly dispersed across the five-day workweek before the pandemic, Bevi’s data shows that most workers today are showing face on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (68%) with Thursdays following closely behind (66%).
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2024
In the United States, a bill proposing a national four-day workweek landed in the Senate last month.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
New York Times Samsung is imposing a six-day workweek for all its executives following poor business results across most of the company’s major units.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Confidence: Medium-High A look ahead Mainly sunny to start the workweek Monday.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Of course, a shorter workweek may not work everywhere.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Much of the research on shorter workweeks, however, has been done by advocacy groups like Lockhart’s.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
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workweek
noun
work·week
ˈwərk-ˌwēk
: the hours or days of work in a calendar week
a 40-hour workweek
a 5-day workweek
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