core time

noun

The period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.

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Meanings

nouncore time (plural core times)

plural core times

  1. human resourcesbusinessThe period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.

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

    2002, Isik Zeytinoglu, International Industrial Relations Association. European Regional Congress, Flexible Work Arrangements: Conceptualizations and International Experiences (page 154)
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    An earlier starting time would interfere with the coordination of core times among the modified flexible schedules […]

    1987, United States. Federal Service Impasses Panel, Panel Release (issue 253, page 8)
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