unsocial hours

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• unsocial hours — Working hours, other than normal office or factory hours, that prevent an employee from enjoying family life and the usual social activities. Shift workers and workers who have to work unsocial hours are often paid at higher rates than 9 5… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• unsocial — un‧so‧cial [ˌʌnˈsəʊʆl◂ ǁ ˈsoʊ ] adjective unsocial hours if someone works unsocial hours, they work at times when most people do not work, such as early in the morning or during the night * * * unsocial UK US /ˌʌnˈsəʊʃəl/ adjective (also… …   Financial and business terms

• unsocial — [[t]ʌnso͟ʊʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ If someone works unsocial hours, they work late at night, early in the morning, at weekends, or on public holidays. In Britain, people are often paid extra for working unsocial hours. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

• unsocial — adjective work unsocial hours also work unsociable hours to work very early in the morning, during the night, etc when most people do not work …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• unsocial — un|so|cial [ˌʌnˈsəuʃəl US ˈsou ] adj also unsociable work unsocial hours to work during the night or early in the morning when most people do not have to work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unsocial — un|so|cial [ ʌn souʃl ] adjective BRITISH someone who works unsocial hours works at unusual times of the day, so that they do not have much time to spend with their family or friends …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• unsocial — UK [ʌnˈsəʊʃ(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈsoʊʃ(ə)l] adjective British someone who works unsocial hours works at unusual times of the day, so that they do not have much time to spend with their family or friends …   English dictionary

• unsocial — adj. 1 not social; not suitable for, seeking, or conforming to society. 2 outside the normal working day (unsocial hours). 3 antisocial. Derivatives: unsocially adv …   Useful english dictionary

• unsocial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of the hours of work of a job) falling outside the normal working day and thus socially inconvenient. 2) antisocial. DERIVATIVES unsocially adverb …   English terms dictionary

• unsocial — unsociable, unsocial Like the positive forms (see sociable, social), unsocial is a classifying word that essentially means ‘not suitable for society’ (and has the special sense denoting hours outside the normal working day), whereas unsociable is …   Modern English usage

• unsocial — adjective 1》 Brit. (of the hours of work of a job) falling outside the normal working day and thus socially inconvenient. 2》 antisocial. Derivatives unsocially adverb …   English new terms dictionary