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company time

company time noun: a time in which an employee is being compensated by their employer, and for which the employer is therefore responsible for the welfare of the employee, and also in which the employee is expected to refrain from engaging in personal interests.

Noun

company time (uncountable)

  1. (human resources) A time in which an employee is being compensated by their employer, and for which the employer is therefore responsible for the welfare of the employee, and also in which the employee is expected to refrain from engaging in personal interests.
    • Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?2003, Shaquille O'Neal, quoted in Tim Brown, "Shaq's Not Back in Time", Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2003, Sports, Part 4, page 7
    • What employers find is that if workers are allowed to schedule in that time, many will do those errands on personal rather than company time.2000, Joan Williams, Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and what to Do about it, page 91

Questions about company time

What does company time mean?
Company time means a time in which an employee is being compensated by their employer, and for which the employer is therefore responsible for the welfare of the employee, and also in which the employee is expected to refrain from engaging in personal interests.
What part of speech is company time?
Company time is a noun.

Words near company time in the dictionary

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  2. company sergeant majors
  3. company sergeants major
  4. company store
  5. company stores
  6. company time
  7. company town
  8. company towns
  9. company union
  10. company unions
  11. company-specific

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