flextimen.
/ˈflɛkstʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈflɛksˌtaɪm/ = flexitime n.Flextime is a proprietary term for a timing device used to record the number of hours worked by employees ( Trade Marks Jrnl. (1972), 9 Feb. 251/2; Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) (1974), 8 Jan. 175/1).
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society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > arrangement of flexible working hours
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1972 Guardian 15 Mar. 14/1 In Germany, 5 million workers..will..be operating Gleitzeit, or, as we call it, Flextime.
1972 U.S. News & World Rep. 19 June 100/1 Flextime also is showing up in the U.S.
1972 Times 25 Sept. 15/6 New working hours are based on the ‘flextime’ principle, with a ‘core time’ of three hours during the day when everyone must be at work.
1977 Time 10 Jan. 48/1 Flextime..is loosening the rigidity of the 9-to-5 day for a growing number of workers in the U.S... The basic idea is that employees can arrange their own work hours around a ‘core’ of time.
1980 Nature 29 May p. xxviii (advt.) Four weeks holiday. Luncheon Vouchers. Flextime. Salary according to experience.
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