Definition
The scheduled period during which an employee is required to perform professional duties.
Translations
- English
- working hours
- Français
- temps de travail
- Türkçe
- çalışma süresi
- Polski
- czas pracy
- Русский
- рабочее время
- Українська
- робочий час
GERMAN DICTIONARY
working hours
/diː ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌt͡saɪ̯t/
The scheduled period during which an employee is required to perform professional duties.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Arbeitszeit | die Arbeitszeiten |
| Akkusativ | die Arbeitszeit | die Arbeitszeiten |
| Dativ | der Arbeitszeit | den Arbeitszeiten |
| Genitiv | der Arbeitszeit | der Arbeitszeiten |
Arbeitsdauer generally refers to the duration of work; Arbeitszeit can additionally mean the set or applicable working hours of a person or activity.
Arbeitszeit and Urlaubszeit refer to different periods in working life: one is devoted to employment, while the other is the approved absence from work.
Arbeitsorganisation determines, among other things, how Arbeitszeit is distributed, planned, and coordinated with tasks, breaks, or shifts.
Formation typeCompound
„Arbeitszeit“ is a compound noun made up of „Arbeit“ and „Zeit“, connected by the linking element „-s-“.