flex·i·time

(flĕk′sĭ-tīm′)

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flexitime

(ˈflɛksɪˌtaɪm) or

flextime

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a system permitting flexibility of working hours at the beginning or end of the day, provided an agreed period of each day (core time) is spent at work. Also called (informal): flexi

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flexitime

a work practice under which workers are able, within certain limits, to choose their own hours of work.

flexitime

[ˈfleksɪtaɪm] N (Brit) → horario m flexible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flexitime

[ˈflɛksitaɪm] n → horaire m flexible, horaire m à la carte
to work flexitime → travailler en horaires aménagés
to be on flexitime → avoir un horaire flexible

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flexitime

[ˈflɛksɪˌtaɪm] n → orario flessibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flex

(fleks) verb

to bend, especially in order to test. to flex one's muscles.

noun

(a piece of) thin insulated wire for carrying electricity. That lamp has a long flex.

ˈflexible adjective

1. that can be bent easily. flexible metal.

2. able or willing to change according to circumstances etc. My holiday plans are very flexible.

ˌflexiˈbility noun

ˈflexitime noun

a system where employees may choose their own working hours.

flexitime

→ سَاعَاتُ عَمَلٍ مَرِنَة pružná pracovní doba flekstid Gleitzeit ευέλικτο ωράριο horario flexible liukuva työaika horaires flexibles prilagodljivo radno vrijeme orario flessibile フレックスタイム 탄력근무제 variabele werktijden fleksitid ruchomy czas pracy horário de trabalho flexível скользящий график flextid เวลาที่ยืดหยุ่นได้ esnek çalışma saati giờ làm việc linh hoạt 弹性上班制

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In 2010, 27 per cent of employees in the Czech Republic used flexitime benefits at work, according to a survey from the website platy.cz.

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Non smoking in pubs, maternity/parental leave, working time directives, flexitime, health and safety issues and many more all add cost to a business, but if these owners fought each new law they disagreed with by resorting to appeals, they would soon go bankrupt.

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The outdoor workforce has no access to the flexitime scheme, but is offered nine-day fortnights.

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Public servants are facing changes to flexitime arrangements as well as longer working hours under Government proposals for an extension to the agreement.

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With more people working from home, the TUC said flexitime and other arrangements should be considered to enable workers to follow the Olympics and help ease pressure on transport systems, especially in London.

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With more people working from home, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said flexitime and other arrangements should be considered to help ease pressure on transport systems, especially in London, in the coming months.

UK Trade Union urges work from home arrangements ahead of Olympics