Le travail à temps partiel
Example: Elle préfère le travail à temps partiel pour avoir plus de temps libre.
Definition
"Le travail à temps partiel" refers to a work arrangement where an employee works fewer hours than a full-time schedule, typically allowing for more personal time or flexibility. It is commonly chosen to balance professional duties with other life activities.
Etymology
The phrase "le travail à temps partiel" comes from French, where "travail" means work or labor, and "à temps partiel" translates to part-time. This term emerged as labor markets evolved to accommodate flexible working hours beyond the traditional full-time model.
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"Le travail à temps partiel" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - HR - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 182 commonly used words.
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