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COMPRESSED WORK WEEK [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

A work arrangement, subject to approval of the delegated level, in which a standard workweek employee completes his/her 80-hour (biweekly) work requirements in less than 10 working days.

OBS

The CWW day off is referred to as time off work (TOW), not as regular time off (RTO).

Key term(s)
  • compressed work week

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Régime de travail, sous réserve de l'approbation du niveau de délégation, selon lequel l'employé SNT (semaine normale de travail) effectue les 80 heures requises (à la quinzaine) en moins de dix jours ouvrables.

OBS

La journée de congé STC est considérée comme une absence du travail (ADT), non comme une absence régulière permise (ARP).

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
CONT

A compressed workweek is an alternative schedule for working that reduces a standard five-day workweek to fewer number of days. Employees accomplish the full number of required weekly hours by working longer days.

Key term(s)
  • compact work week
  • condensed work week

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

Aménagement de la semaine de travail de telle manière que les employés effectuent leur travail au cours d'une semaine sur un nombre de jours inférieur, mais en augmentant la durée quotidienne des heures de présence.

Spanish

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