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working week
/ ˈwɜːkˌwiːk /
noun
the number of hours or days in a week actually or officially allocated to work
a four-day working week
Example Sentences
TfL said it had made a "fair" pay offer of 3.4% and that the the union's demand for a shorter working week of 32 hours was "unaffordable".
At the start of the working week, TfL said footfall on London Overground and Elizabeth line services increased by 31%, noting that these lines had likely been absorbing displaced Tube passengers.
"We believe a shorter working week is fair and affordable particularly when you consider TfL has a surplus of £166m last year and a £10bn annual operating budget."
The RMT instead blamed the strike on what it called the "intransigent approach of TfL management" for "their refusal to even consider a small reduction in the working week".
"We welcome further engagement from all of our unions about managing fatigue across the network, but a reduction in the contractual 35-hour working week is neither practical nor affordable."
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