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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
flextime
Hi,
(1) Which spelling is most common,
to work flex-time?
flextime?
flexitime?
(2) I understand flex-time is a system in which people work a particular (FIXED!) number of hours each week or month, but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
What about employees who are, say, free-lance translators or something, and so don't really need to stay in the office once they have got a new assignment? Such employees work .... what is the right word here??
Hope my question makes sense to you....
thank you!
mus-te
(1) Which spelling is most common,
to work flex-time?
flextime?
flexitime?
(2) I understand flex-time is a system in which people work a particular (FIXED!) number of hours each week or month, but can change the times at which they start and finish each day
What about employees who are, say, free-lance translators or something, and so don't really need to stay in the office once they have got a new assignment? Such employees work .... what is the right word here??
Hope my question makes sense to you....
thank you!
mus-te
Top answer
1) I've heard "flexitime" but "flextime" is also possible (mainly BrE). I believe that the usual American expression is "staggered working hours". 2) to work freelance for someone or freelance for someone
- 1) I've heard "flexitime" but "flextime" is also possible (mainly BrE).
- I believe that the usual American expression is "staggered working hours".
- 2) to work freelance for someone or freelance for someone
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1) I've heard "flexitime" but "flextime" is also possible (mainly BrE). I believe that the usual American expression is "staggered working hours".
2) to work freelance for someone or freelance for someone
2) to work freelance for someone or freelance for someone
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Thank you, Ivanhr!
Ivanhrbut "flextime" is also possible (mainly BrE).Curiously, my Longman marks 'flexitime' and 'flextime' as the BrEng and AmEng versions, respectively.
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Hi,
What about employees who are, say, free-lance translators . . .
Note that 'free-lance' means you are not an employee. You are self-employed.
Clive
What about employees who are, say, free-lance translators . . .
Note that 'free-lance' means you are not an employee. You are self-employed.
Clive
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CliveNote that 'free-lance' means you are not an employee. You are self-employed.Well, let me get back to the very beginning then.
I guess there are three (general) employment schemes for an employee to be hired/do their work
(1) Full time with the fixed (predefined) start and end time of the working day
(2) Full time with the fle
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Hi,
I often see the expression 'work from home', particularly now that technology supports this type of work much more.
I assume you are just dealing with office-workers, and not with eg bus drivers, salesmen, astronauts.
Clive
I often see the expression 'work from home', particularly now that technology supports this type of work much more.
I assume you are just dealing with office-workers, and not with eg bus drivers, salesmen, astronauts.
Clive
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CliveI often see the expression 'work from home',Thanks for pointing this out!
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