The business community agrees that uptime will likely continue to grow for many businesses, as demand for convenience from retail and business customers is unlikely to decline anytime soon. However, small business owners should ensure that they prepare the appropriate ground for extending hours of operation before committing to it. Tricky issues will almost inevitably arise, whether in the form of logistical worries about restocking shelves in the presence of customers or difficulties finding employees for the young second shift. But the business owner who takes the time to study these issues ahead of time will be much better equipped to handle them effectively than the owner who tackles any problem when he raises his head. One of the consequences of longer hours of operation has been the increase in “flexible hours,” a policy that allows employees to set their own hours of work within certain limits. Flexible working hours tend to increase during economic expansions and decrease during periods of high unemployment. “Across all industries,” Celeste Ward recently reported in ADWEEK, “the use of flexible hours has declined in recent years as workers tend to be skeptical about it and fewer companies offer it. According to a report published in July [2005] by the Ministry of Labour, the number of full-time employees aged 16 and over using flexible working hours fell from 29 million in May 2001 to 27.4 million in 2004. And the proportion of companies offering flexible hours has risen from 64 percent in 2002 to 56 percent this year, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. George Russell`s complaint about “more – much more” work is therefore timely. In the current environment, economic and competitive conditions are increasing working hours and reducing employee flexibility. The hours of the day during which commercial, banking, professional, public or other affairs are usually carried on in a given community. This phrase does not refer to the time during which a client needs the services of an employee, but to the hours of operation of the community in general.

Derosia v. Railroad Co., 18 min. 133, (Gil. 119.) The term “hours of operation” refers to the “open” and “closed” schedule that a company establishes for its operations. Small and large businesses adhere to a wide range of business hours, depending on factors such as customer expectations, technology, and seasonal fluctuations in the business. The rise of online shopping has expanded the concept to “24/7”, as we now say. To some extent, in response to the pressures of the Internet and the expansion of hours worked by the public, a relatively recent development has been the growth of firms that have extended their working hours. As George Russell noted in the Fairfield County Business Journal, “The business world is not yet in 24/7 working mode, but we are no longer in a Monday to Friday world from 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. And more – many more – working hours before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. are in our immediate future. “As this observation shows, the issue of working time has two aspects: the time a company is open – and the time employees have to work. Some of the many continually dynamic factors that affect work hours include: The Department of Payroll and Hours enforces federal labor laws regarding hours of work, such as: Business owners point to several important factors in determining their business hours. The type of business is the main driver. A nightclub is open when the bakeries are closed. However, the last young people to leave when the nightclub closes can be present when the breakfast bagel shop turns on its lights.

Companies that serve other businesses match their hours to those of the customer. Women`s continued and ever-increasing participation in the labour market has contributed significantly to the expansion of retail hours, with women shifting their purchases from day to night. The discussion of these laws is displayed in the sub-theme Government Contracts under the theme of wages. The payroll and hours of work department provides employees and employers with a variety of compliance documents on the subject of hours of work. Buss, Dale D. “A wake-up call for business.” The affairs of the nation. March 1998. Ward, Celeste.

“Create your own hours: how some employees fold the work week with flexible hours.” ADWEEK. 19 September 2005. “Businesses that are open 24 hours a day have unique practices.” Focus on HR. October 1999.