working week

/ ˈwɜːkˌwiːk /

noun

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

   a four-day working week

Example Sentences

In 2024, Greece introduced a six-day working week for certain industries in a bid to boost economic growth.

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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".

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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.

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"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."

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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".

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