Examples of employee work schedules can range from very routine to all over the place. Many employees choose their jobs or careers based on the type of work schedule they may have or not have. For example, someone who does not want to work weekends typically will not work in a retail, hospital, or other environment that schedules its employees on a Saturday or Sunday. Those who do not mind
. working weekends tend to be more suited for those types of schedules.The average full-time worker is scheduled a forty hour work week. In a setting such as an office, the employee work schedule is generally very routine, usually being sometime around eight or nine in the morning to four or five in the evening. Some offices open later in the morning and close later in the evening, it all depends on the particular workplace. In this type of setting, an employee's schedule does not change day to day or week to week. It is a strictly routine schedule and the employee gets the same amount of hours each week.Other work environments can be routine, but the hours may not be as early in the day and the job may include weekend work. These types of jobs could include factory work or hospitals, where an employee may be expected to work an evening shift from three to eleven at night or an overnight shift from eleven at night to seven in the morning. While these shifts are generally the same, sometimes the employee may need to switch shifts due to the demands of the company. If the employee is full time, he or she can expect to see the same amount of hours each week with the exception of overtime if it is necessary.Many workplaces do not have routine employee work schedules, such as retail settings, restaurants, hotels and the like. These places generally choose their employee work schedules based on the demands of the business, with the most employees working during the busiest times. One example would be working early in the morning from six to two in the afternoon one day and having to work the next day from one in the afternoon to nine at night. Some people do enjoy these types of schedules because it frees them from the monotonous, routine schedules of other jobs. These employees should generally be more flexible with their own schedules and hours worked, as this can change from day to day or week to week.For more information please see:http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/flexibleschedules.htmhttp://www.opm.gov/oca/aws/html/define.aspMore reference links: http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/flexibleschedules.htm http://www.opm.gov/oca/aws/html/define.asp
