working week
noun
chiefly British
: the total amount of hours or days that a person spends working at a job in one week
a 40-hour working week
Examples of working week in a Sentence
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And so, another working week will soon draw to a close.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
So begins another working week for those of us unlucky, unwise, or un-European enough to not be on a beach someplace.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Aug. 2023
In Britain alone, firms that reduced their working week to 32 hours experienced a 65% reduction in the number of sick days taken, improved productivity, and a 57% decline in the likelihood that an employee would quit—dramatically improving job retention.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 11 May 2023
Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
So begins another working week for those of us unlucky, unwise, or un-European enough to not be on a beach someplace.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 21 Aug. 2023
In Britain alone, firms that reduced their working week to 32 hours experienced a 65% reduction in the number of sick days taken, improved productivity, and a 57% decline in the likelihood that an employee would quit—dramatically improving job retention.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 11 May 2023
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“Working week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20week. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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