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hourly employees

[/ˈaʊərli ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/]
nounpl: hourly employees
funcionários horistas
1. Workers who are paid based on the number of hours worked, typically compensated at an hourly rate rather than a fixed salary
Hourly employees are entitled to overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week.
Os funcionários horistas têm direito a pagamento de horas extras quando trabalham mais de 40 horas por semana.
2. Staff members whose compensation is calculated by multiplying their hourly wage rate by the total hours worked
The company hired several hourly employees for the summer rush.
A empresa contratou vários funcionários horistas para o pico de verão.
Synonyms
wage earnershourly workershourly staffhourly paid employees
Antonyms
salaried employeessalaried staffexempt employees

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
funcionários horistas
Most common term used in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
empregados por hora
Alternative formal usage in business contexts
Rio de Janeiro
trabalhadores horistas
Slightly more colloquial variant
Portugal
trabalhadores por hora
Preferred term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

clock in/clock out
earn one's keep
work for wages
time is money
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