core time

English

Noun

core time (plural core times)

1. (business, human resources) The period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.
   • 1987, United States. Federal Service Impasses Panel, Panel Release (issue 253, page 8)

     An earlier starting time would interfere with the coordination of core times among the modified flexible schedules […]

   • 2002, Isik Zeytinoglu, International Industrial Relations Association. European Regional Congress, Flexible Work Arrangements: Conceptualizations and International Experiences (page 154)

     Under the old flexi-time arrangement, core times (defined partly by the branches' opening hours) were specified.

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