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BORROW TIME [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
CONT

(Recommendation:) Permit government contractors to use flexible work schedules, allowing employees to bank and borrow time by working more or less than 8 hours a day at the employees' convenience without the contractors, being required to pay overtime premium for the hours worked in excess of 8 a day or 40 hours a week.

Key term(s)
  • bank and borrow time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
CONT

Quelque soit la formule qu'ils mettront sur pied, il leur faudra étudier ce que l'économiste suédois Goesta Rehn appelle la «banque du temps»; autrement dit, un système de comptabilisation du temps de travail, avec un seuil minimal assorti d'un salaire minimal et la possibilité d'avancer ou d'emprunter du temps libre à l'entreprise.

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