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A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
The party Vänsterpartiet (the left party) is advocating a 6 hour working day without decreased pay. [17] [18] Miljöpartiet de gröna (The green party) has the goal of a 30 hour workweek. [18] Other parties advocating for 6 hour working day are: the Communist Party of Sweden [19] and the Communist Party (sweden). [20]
In 2016, the average man employed full-time worked 8.4 hours per work day, and the average woman employed full-time worked 7.8 hours per work day. [23] There is no mandatory minimum amount of paid time off for sickness or holiday but the majority of full-time civilian workers have access to paid vacation time. [112]
Eight-hour day movement, a former social movement to regulate the length of a working day. The eight-hour day was first introduced by law in Spain in 1919 and later the same year ratified by 52 countries at the Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919. [1] Three-Day Week, introduced from 1973 to 1974 in the United Kingdom to conserve electricity
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Depending on the business, people work five days for a maximum of 8 hours per day, typically Monday to Friday, or six days for eight hours a day, Monday to Saturday. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] In 2021, the Government enacted a law that reduces the weekly working hours from 48 to 42, which will take effect gradually between 2023 and 2026.
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A related kind of underemployment refers to "involuntary part-time" workers, who could (and would like to) be working on a standard work-week (typically full-time employment means 40 hours per week in the United States) schedule but can find only part-time work.