flexible working hours
A work schedule that allows employees to choose their start and finish times, within agreed limits.
speakingWork and economy
IELTS use
Useful in discussions about modern work practices and employee satisfaction.
Examples
- Flexible working hours are increasingly popular among young professionals.
- The company introduced flexible working hours to boost productivity.
- Parents often benefit from flexible working hours to manage childcare.
- My employer offers flexible working hours, which helps me avoid rush-hour traffic.
Collocations
- offer flexible working hours
- Many tech companies offer flexible working hours.
- introduce flexible working hours
- The firm introduced flexible working hours last year.
- benefit from flexible working hours
- Employees greatly benefit from flexible working hours.
- flexible working hours policy
- The flexible working hours policy improved morale.
Word family
- Noun
- flexibility
- Adjective
- flexible
- Adverb
- flexibly
Paraphrases
- flexitime: A shorter, common term for the same concept.
- adjustable work schedule: More formal, useful in writing.
- variable working hours: Emphasises that hours can change.
Common mistakes
- I like flexible hour. to I like flexible working hours.. The full phrase includes 'working' and 'hours' in plural.
- My job is flexible hours. to My job offers flexible hours.. Use a verb like 'offer' or 'has' rather than treating it as an adjective.
- They have a flexible hours policy. to They have a flexible working hours policy.. The standard phrase includes 'working'.