working week

British  

/ ˈwɜːkˌwiːk /

noun

1. the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work

   a four-day working week

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Example Sentences

But the Green Party said it was its policy "to move towards a four-day working week".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Sri Lanka has raised fuel prices three times this month, increasing them by more than a third, and has imposed a four-day working week in a bid to save energy.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Towards the end of the working week, conditions are expected to remain changeable, with periods of rain continuing to move through.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Apart from chopping four hours off the working week, he introduced civil unions -- laying the ground for a gay marriage bill that was adopted over a decade later, despite mass protests.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The wholesome and varied diet, the relatively short working week, and the rarity of infectious diseases have led many experts to define pre-agricultural forager societies as ‘the original affluent societies’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari