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hours cut

[ˈaʊərz kʌt]
noun phrase
redução de horas
1. A reduction in the number of working hours, typically resulting in decreased wages or part-time status
The company announced hours cut for all employees due to the economic downturn.
A empresa anunciou redução de horas para todos os funcionários devido à recessão econômica.
2. The action or process of reducing working hours
Many workers faced hours cut during the pandemic.
Muitos trabalhadores enfrentaram corte de horas durante a pandemia.
Synonyms
hour reductionreduced hourscutback in hourswork hour reduction
Antonyms
hours increaseextended hoursfull-time employment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
redução de horas
Most common usage
São Paulo
corte de horas
Also used in business contexts
Portugal
redução de horário
Formal usage in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

take a cut in hours
face hours cut
implement hours cut
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