time off

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The administrators have won a key non-wage concession: a recognition of a 40-hour work week, with flex time off to compensate for weeks of more than 40 hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The hottest job perk right now isn’t unlimited paid time off or oat milk in the office kitchen — it’s job security, period.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

By the time she turned 20, Bethany was in so much pain she could not get out of bed and her mum had to take time off work to nurse her.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The study found that people using these drugs had fewer psychiatric hospital visits and took less time off work due to mental health issues.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

He’d told him not to take so much time off!

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman