Les heures supplémentaires
Example: Les heures supplémentaires sont payées à un taux plus élevé.
Definition
"Les heures supplémentaires" refers to the extra hours worked by an employee beyond their regular working schedule, usually compensated at a higher pay rate to acknowledge the additional effort and time spent. For example, "Les heures supplémentaires sont payées à un taux plus élevé."
Etymology
The phrase "les heures supplémentaires" originates from French, where "heures" means hours and "supplémentaires" means additional or extra. It literally translates to 'extra hours,' emphasizing the additional time worked beyond standard hours. Did you know? The concept of paying extra for overtime dates back to industrial times when labor laws began to regulate working hours.
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"Les heures supplémentaires" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - HR - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 182 commonly used words.
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