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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As companies around the world experiment with a four-day workweek, employees continue to weigh in on their interest in the concept.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
Even as Japan’s government tries to ease the pressure – drafting legislation to prevent death and injury from excessive work hours, and introducing a four-day workweek for Tokyo government employees – old habits die hard.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
More than 40% of air traffic controllers regularly work six-day workweeks, according to the controllers union in Dec. 2023.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The average workweek hours were unchanged at 34.3, above the four-year low of 34.2 in January, July, and October.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
Even as Japan’s government tries to ease the pressure – drafting legislation to prevent death and injury from excessive work hours, and introducing a four-day workweek for Tokyo government employees – old habits die hard.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
More than 40% of air traffic controllers regularly work six-day workweeks, according to the controllers union in Dec. 2023.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The average workweek hours were unchanged at 34.3, above the four-year low of 34.2 in January, July, and October.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Workweek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workweek. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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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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