non-work
noun[U]
(alsononwork)uk/ˌnɒnˈwɜːk/us/ˌnɑːnˈwɝːk/something that is notwork, or atimewhen someone does notwork:
Itseemscruelthatcaringforfamilymembersisclassifiedas non-work.
Poormanagersmake itdifficultforemployeestobalanceworkand nonwork.
- Philosophers havenotedthatcreativeinspirationmost oftenstrikesduringperiodsof nonwork.
- It should be gettingeasiertojuggleworkand non-work in today'sculture.
- Itrytobreakmydaydown intoperiodsofworkand non-work andstickto thatschedule.
- He reallystruggledwith hismentalhealthduring aprolongedperiodof non-work.
Types of employment
- admin
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- administratively
- at the coalfaceidiom
- jobless
- joblessness
- jobseeker
- labour-intensive
- lackey
- qualified
- recertify
- redundancy
- redundant
- retcon
- well qualified
- WFH
- white-collar
- who's whoidiom
- wilderness yearsidiom
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Time off
non-work
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌnɒnˈwɜːk/us/ˌnɑːnˈwɝːk/notrelatingtowork:
Hespendsmost of his non-worktimeplayingvideogames.
We are stilltiedto theofficeduring nonworkhoursbyourmobilephones.
She has awiderangeof non-workactivities, fromrunningtovolunteering.
- It'simportantwhenworkingfromhometo beableto setclearboundariesbetweenworkand non-worklife.
- He'sfeltoverwhelmedby his non-workresponsibilities, and that hasbeguntoaffecthisperformancein hisjob.
- I always make apointofaskingintervieweesabouttheirnonworklifeas ithelpsto put them atease.
Time off
- absenteeism
- administrative leave
- Boxing Day
- career break
- comp time
- gardening leave
- hartal
- holiday
- hols
- legal holiday
- maternity leave
- off-hours
- parental leave
- sick
- sick day
- sick leave
- sickie
- skive
- takesomethingoff
- weekend