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core time

core time noun: the period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.

Noun

core time (plural core times)

  1. (human resources) The period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.
    • An earlier starting time would interfere with the coordination of core times among the modified flexible schedules […]1987, United States. Federal Service Impasses Panel, Panel Release (issue 253, page 8)
    • Under the old flexi-time arrangement, core times (defined partly by the branches' opening hours) were specified.2002, Isik Zeytinoglu, International Industrial Relations Association. European Regional Congress, Flexible Work Arrangements: Conceptualizations and International Experiences (page 154)

Forms of core time

pluralcore times

Questions about core time

What does core time mean?
Core time means the period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.
What part of speech is core time?
Core time is a noun.
What is the plural of core time?
The plural of core time is core times.

Words near core time in the dictionary

  1. core samples
  2. core switch
  3. core switches
  4. core temperature
  5. core temperatures
  6. core time
  7. core times
  8. core update
  9. core updates
  10. core-level
  11. core-levels

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