bull week

noun

A week of low employee absenteeism.

Meanings

nounbull week (plural bull weeks)

plural bull weeks

  1. businessA week of low employee absenteeism.

    When absenteeism is low in a factory and output high. In most industries, weeks just before holiday periods are seen as potential bull weeks when employees are particularly keen to earn high wages.

    1980, Hano Johannsen, G. Terry Page, International Dictionary of Management, page 49
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