work hours or working hours?
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What are your/the working hours at....?
What time do you start and end work at ...?
What are the work hours at..? is OK also.
What time do you start and end work at ...?
What are the work hours at..? is OK also.
Very few companies have all employees working identical hours. Therefore your question is logically inconsistent.
I would ask a person when he or she is "scheduled to work."
If you want to ask an individual, you should not ask a general question. You should ask "What are your working hours?" or "What hours do you work?" or some similar question.
If you are asking a general question about the normal working hours for the majority of employees, then "What are the working hours at/of/in your company?" would be OK. It's the kind of question a prospective employee might ask.
By the way, are "work hours" and "working hours" interchangeable?
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=101729
What does a single mother do about care for her children when her work hours are from four until midnight, a time when little child care is available?
http://www.swbh.nhs.uk/index.php?op...ard-work-and-dedication&catid=1:news&Itemid=2
Currently working as the Night Nurse Co-ordinator her working hours are from 8.30pm to 7.45am, a routine she has been following since she was 25 years old.
What does a single mother do about care for her children when her work hours are from four until midnight, a time when little child care is available?
http://www.swbh.nhs.uk/index.php?op...ard-work-and-dedication&catid=1:news&Itemid=2
Currently working as the Night Nurse Co-ordinator her working hours are from 8.30pm to 7.45am, a routine she has been following since she was 25 years old.
I feel there is sometimes a difference. I would tend to only use one of them in:
I can't make personal phone calls during work hours. [note also, no 'my']
The office reception is always attended during/in working hours.
The slight distinction I think I'm making is that 'work hours' are mine, 'working hours' are the office's. But of course this is very tenuous, and there will be much overlap.
My work/working hours are 9.30 to 6. [these are both mine and my employer's]
My work hours are from ten till lunch. [a novelist who sets their own schedule]
I can't make personal phone calls during work hours. [note also, no 'my']
The office reception is always attended during/in working hours.
The slight distinction I think I'm making is that 'work hours' are mine, 'working hours' are the office's. But of course this is very tenuous, and there will be much overlap.
My work/working hours are 9.30 to 6. [these are both mine and my employer's]
My work hours are from ten till lunch. [a novelist who sets their own schedule]
So
The company doubled the number of hours worked (by employees)
or
The company doubled working time
?
The company doubled the number of hours worked (by employees)
or
The company doubled working time
?
I would use the first.
"Number of hours worked" is different from "working time."
"Working time" refers to the period of the day during which someone works -- from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for instance. It might be extended, or made twice as long, but it is difficult to think of it as 'doubled.'
"Number of hours worked" is different from "working time."
"Working time" refers to the period of the day during which someone works -- from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for instance. It might be extended, or made twice as long, but it is difficult to think of it as 'doubled.'
I've checked this real quick and I'm not sure but I think the right way to ask an employee this question is like your second option: "What are the working hours in your company".
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Good luck John!
My references are:
Good luck John!