Meanings
nounworking conditions pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyThe environment in which one works, as influenced by factors such as cleanliness, lighting, equipment, paid overtime, uniforms, access to amenities, etc.
I'm not proposing a return to Victorian working conditions, or anything like that, but there are two areas where things need changing.
2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 25
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 工作條件 /工作条件, 工作环境
- 工作條件 /工作条件 (gōngzuò tiáojiàn)environment in which one works
- 工作环境 (gōngzuò huánjìng)environment in which one works
Danish arbejdsforhold
- arbejdsforholdenvironment in which one works
Dutch werkomstandigheden
- werkomstandighedenenvironment in which one works
Finnish työskentelyolosuhteet, työympäristö
- työskentelyolosuhteetenvironment in which one works
- työympäristöenvironment in which one works
- työolotenvironment in which one works
French conditions de travail
- conditions de travailenvironment in which one works
German Arbeitsbedingungen
- Arbeitsbedingungenenvironment in which one works
Hungarian munkakörülmények
- munkakörülményekenvironment in which one works
Japanese 労働条件
- 労働条件 (rōdō jōken)environment in which one works
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsforhold
- arbeidsforholdenvironment in which one works
Polish warunki pracy
- warunki pracyenvironment in which one works
Russian усло́вия труда́
- усло́вия труда́ (uslóvija trudá)environment in which one works
Cite this entry
APA
working conditions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20conditions
MLA
“working conditions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20conditions. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working conditions,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20conditions.
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