flexible working

    nounBand 7

    UKˈfleksəbl ˈwɜːkɪŋ
    USˈflɛksəbəl ˈwɜːrkɪŋ

    Working arrangements that give employees choice over hours or location.

    An open laptop on a garden table in morning sun with a cup of coffee, a planner and a pair of headphones
    Working from the garden, at your own hours: flexible working gives choice over when and where.

    Flexible working has become the norm for many.

    The company introduced flexible working after the pandemic.

    Goes with

    Words that go with flexible working: offer flexible working; flexible working arrangements; a flexible working policy.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    flexitimeremote working
    Opposite
    fixed hours

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