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annualised hours |
contractual working hours are expressed in the total number of hours to be worked
per year, allowing flexible working patterns throughout the year |
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circadian rhythms |
biological rhythms repeated every 24 hours i.e. your body clock |
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consolidated hours |
contractual full-time hours are worked in 4 longer days instead of 5 days |
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continental shift pattern |
a continuous three-shift system that rotates rapidly e.g. three mornings, then two
afternoons, then two nights. Usually there is a break between shift changes. |
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cycle |
a recurring period of time in which certain events repeat themselves in the same
order and at the same intervals |
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cyclic |
revolving or recurring in cycles |
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drag and drop |
a combination of features that allow the user to drag an object and drop it onto
a form or other object using the mouse. An object can be a source (an item the user
drags) or a target (an item on which the user drops a source). (Microsoft) |
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DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry (UK) |
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dynamic rostering |
an intelligent rostering system that calculates the best possible work rosters automatically
and dramatically improves efficiency over manual scheduling |
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evening shift |
if this is full-time, most commonly 1500-2400. Also used for a part-time shift 1700-2100
or 1800-2200. Part-time evening shifts are usually called twilight shifts. |
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EWTD |
European Working Time Directives |
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fixed-term contract |
sometimes referred to as a short-term or temporary contract, this type of employment
contract is established for a fixed period of time only. Contracts can have an end
date and/or be renewable |
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flexible working |
any form of alternative working pattern that is negotiable between the employer
and employee. Flexible working allows employees to meet personal commitments (such
as dropping children off at school) and meet business demands |
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flexitime |
a system permitting flexibility of working hours at the beginning or end of the
day. Employees must work the ‘core hours’ set by the company and complete an agreed
total number of hours |
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home working |
by arrangement with the employer, the employee works from home either all or part
of the working week. Home workers can be full- or part-time employees. The employer
normally provides technological facilities in the home worker’s home |
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intranet |
an internal information system that works much the same way as the Internet. With
one very important difference – only the people in your organization can access
or post information. Because an intranet requires private identifications and passwords,
it’s closed to the rest of the world. Often, intranets are used to share calendars,
documents and to provide a forum for discussion and commentary |
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job share |
an arrangement by which the responsibilities of one job are split between two part-time
workers |
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location |
a discrete working unit in the Rotagen system |
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morning shift |
if this is full-time, most commonly 0600-1400. This category is used if the morning
shift is the only shift worked or worked part time during the morning. |
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night shift |
if this is full-time, most commonly 1800-0600, and usually continuing after midnight.
This category is used only for permanent night work. |
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Ottawa shift pattern |
Shift pattern developed in the early 1990's and adopted by UK police forces. This
pattern includes a run of 7 nights and has therefore been largely replaced with
other, more family-friendly, patterns |
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part-time working |
working fewer hours than the normal number of full-time hours set by an organisation
but with the same status as a full-time worker |
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role |
a skill or job description definition |
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roster |
a list of persons or groups with their turns or periods of duty |
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rota |
a roster |
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schedule |
see Roster |
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scheduler |
the person who creates a roster or schedule |
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self-managed working |
employees manage their own working pattern and time to deliver agreed outputs |
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self-rostering |
agreeing the staffing levels and skill mix required at any time in the day, then
giving staff the ability to schedule their working day collectively to meet these
requirements (DoH) |
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shift types |
View summary of shift types
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shift working |
the working day is split into shifts (say of 12pm to 8pm and 8pm to 4am) enabling
operational hours to be extended. Employees work one shift a day; they can be full-
or part-time workers |
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software |
the name given to programs or sets of programs that tell the computer what to do |
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split shifts |
these are full shifts divided into two distinct parts with a gap of several hours
in between. Used in industries where peak demands are met at different times of
the day e.g. catering, passenger transport and service industries. |
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teleworking/telecommuting |
the use of technology, such as computers and telephones, to enable employees to
work from home while maintaining contact with colleagues, customers or a central
office |
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term-time contracts |
contractual working hours are established during school terms only and school holidays
are not worked. Pay can be averaged out over 12 monthly instalments or paid only
for time worked, i.e. the employee does not receive pay during school holidays.
The contract of employment continues during school holidays |
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three-shift working |
The day is divided into three working periods - morning, afternoon and night. This
kind of shiftwork usually, but not always, involves one or more weeks of mornings,
followed by one or more weeks of afternoons, followed by one or more weeks of nights. |
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time in lieu provisions |
employees take time off as a form of compensation for hours they have worked in
addition to their contractual hours. Employees take time off in proportion to the
number of extra hours worked, so 10 hours’ additional work would equate to 10 hours’
time in lieu. They do not receive overtime pay |
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TOIL |
Time off in lieu (See 'time in lieu provisions') |
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twilight shift |
see 'evening shift' |
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two-shift system |
with earlies and lates or double day shifts - normally two shifts of eight hours
each, e.g. 0600-1400 and 1400-2200. Shifts are usually alternated weekly or over
longer intervals |
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weekend shift |
this category is used for work during Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays (0600-1800), when
there is no work on other days |
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Working Time Regulations |
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