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Annual hours

Annual hours are the total hours worked by an employee or worker in a calendar year.

Under an annualised hours contract, an employee's hours are expressed as a total number of hours to be worked during the course of the year. The hours actually worked are likely to fluctuate from week to week and month to month.


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    Nurseries suffer as flexible working rights enable mothers look after their own children

    by Gareth Vorster 1 May 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 1 May 2007

    Almost a quarter of nursery places are now unfilled as a result of more flexible parenting rights which enable mothers...

    • Annual hours
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    KPMG’s flexible working programme wins Opportunity Now ‘City Award’ for diversity and equality

    by Mike Berry 30 Apr 2007
    by Mike Berry 30 Apr 2007

    The flexible working programme operated by professional services firm KPMG has won a top workplace award for gender equality, diversity and...

    • Annual hours
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    Employees get chance to take extended leave

    by Mark Crail 10 Apr 2007
    by Mark Crail 10 Apr 2007

    Two-thirds of employers (68%) allow staff to take some form of extended leave – including sabbaticals – according to a...

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    Book review: 132 Seize the Days

    by Personnel Today 3 Apr 2007
    by Personnel Today 3 Apr 2007

    Author: Amelia ThomasPrice: £5Publisher: Lonely PlanetPages: 132ISBN: 9781741791440 Buy this book at Amazon Sprinkled with humour and ideas, this little...

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    Out of sight and out of mind?

    by Personnel Today 27 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Mar 2007

    The rise and rise of flexible workers provides quite a challenge to those training managers responsible fortheir learning and development.How...

    • Annual hours
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    Increased statutory minimum paid holiday entitlements will benefit millions of workers

    by Mark Crail 20 Mar 2007
    by Mark Crail 20 Mar 2007

    Six million workers will benefit directly from the government’s decision to raise statutory minimum paid holiday entitlements from 20 to...

    • Annual hours
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    Minimum holiday entitlement: Q&A

    by Personnel Today 14 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 14 Mar 2007

    Esther Smith, partner at law firm Thomas Eggar, answers your questions on the forthcoming changes to holiday entitlement.

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    Doctors’ leaders claim government proposals for ‘round-the-clock’ operations are ‘unrealistic’

    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Feb 2007

    Government proposals to introduce round-the-clock medical operations have been labelled as unrealistic by doctors’ leaders. Earlier this week, prime minister...

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    Lawyer’s warning on Work Your Proper Hours Day

    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2007

    Unions have been warned that Friday’s Work Your Proper Hours Day could backfire and see employees treated like “slaves”. The...

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    Northern Ireland police reject plans to change shift patterns

    by Personnel Today 7 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 7 Feb 2007

    The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is facing a staffing crisis after more than three-quarters of its officers voted...

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    This week’s news in brief

    by Personnel Today 16 Jan 2007
    by Personnel Today 16 Jan 2007

    Absence management views More than 95% of employers want to manage absence more effectively, according to research by employment information...

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    Flexible working: What does the Eddington transport study mean for HR?

    by Ross Bentley 12 Dec 2006
    by Ross Bentley 12 Dec 2006

    Sir Rod Eddington is best known for his involvement with the airline industry, but earlier this month the former chief...

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    UK business owners work 18 hours more per week

    by Emma Ann Hughes 9 Oct 2006
    by Emma Ann Hughes 9 Oct 2006

    Business owners are labouring one-and-a-half times longer than the average worker to keep their companies going, according to the Bank...

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    Eagle-eyed HR

    by Personnel Today 22 Aug 2006
    by Personnel Today 22 Aug 2006

    The Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales expects to save £200,000 in staff costs by using an annualised hours working...

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    Flexible UK challenged by Cranfield survey of 8,000 companies in 32 countries

    by Personnel Today 7 Jul 2006
    by Personnel Today 7 Jul 2006

    UK's flexible labour market could be a myth according to research.

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