In the United States the common patterns have names of their own. A 9/80 schedule spreads eighty hours over nine days across two weeks, with every second Friday off. A 4/10 week is four ten-hour days. Both are forms of compressed hours.
It can support flexibility, but it needs careful planning around workload, handover, customer coverage and fatigue.
Common questions
What does Compressed Hours mean in simple terms?+
Compressed hours means working the same total hours over fewer days or a different pattern. A common example is working longer days Monday to Thursday and taking Friday off.
How does Compressed Hours work in practice?+
It can support flexibility, but it needs careful planning around workload, handover, customer coverage and fatigue.
What else is Compressed Hours called?+
In the United States the common patterns have names of their own. A 9/80 schedule spreads eighty hours over nine days across two weeks, with every second Friday off. A 4/10 week is four ten-hour days. Both are forms of compressed hours.