"flexitime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flexitimes [plural]
Etymology: From flexi(ble) + time. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flexi-|time|alt1=flexi(ble)}} flexi(ble) + time Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} flexitime (usually uncountable, plural flexitimes)
  1. (business, human resources) An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work. Wikipedia link: flextime Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Business, Human resources Synonyms: glide time, flexi time, flexi-time, flextime, flex-time Related terms: flexi-leave, job-sharing Translations (arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours): flexitid (Danish), liukuva työaika (Finnish), Gleitzeit [feminine] (German), allanngorartumik piffissalimmik sulineq (Greenlandic), masa boleh ubah (Malay), fleksitid [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ore flexibile [plural] (Romanian), гибкий график (gibkij grafik) [masculine] (Russian), свободный режим рабочего дня (svobodnyj režim rabočevo dnja) [masculine] (Russian), flextid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flexitime-en-noun--hDosOWP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with flexi- Topics: business

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