Definition of homeworking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

remote work

working from home using electronic communication

Homeworking has become more common during the pandemic.

remote work

telecommuting

teleworking

Adjective

offsite job

about doing duties away from employer premises, often at one's house

She prefers a homeworking role so she can be with her kids.

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Origin of homeworking

Old English, hām (home) + weorc (work)

Examples of homeworking in a sentence

Homeworking allows for a better work-life balance for some employees.
The company introduced a new homeworking policy for all office staff.
She requested a homeworking arrangement after moving out of the city.

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French:télétravail, en télétravail, ...
German:Telearbeit, heimbasiert, ...
Italian:telelavoro, telelavorativo, ...
Spanish:teletrabajo, remoto, ...
Portuguese:trabalho remoto, de teletrabalho, ...
Chinese:居家办公, 在家办公的, ...
Japanese:在宅勤務, 在宅勤務の, ...
Arabic:العَمَلُ مِنَ المَنْزِلِ, مَنْزِلِيّ, ...
Hebrew:עֲבוֹדָה מֵהַבַּיִת, מֵהַבַּיִת, ...
Russian:работа из дома, надомный, ...
Ukrainian:робота з дому, дистанційний, ...
Hindi:घर से काम, घर-आधारित, ...
Bengali:বাড়ি থেকে কাজ, বাড়িভিত্তিক, ...
Catalan:teletreball, de treball des de casa, ...
Czech:práce z domova, domácí, ...
Danish:hjemmearbejde, hjemmearbejds, ...
Dutch:thuiswerken, thuiswerkend, ...
Greek:τηλεργασία, τηλεργασιακός, ...
Hungarian:otthoni munkavégzés, otthoni, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើការពីផ្ទះ, ធ្វើការពីផ្ទះ, ...
Korean:재택근무, 재택 근무용, ...
Persian:دورکاری, خانگی, ...
Polish:praca zdalna, wykonywany z domu, ...
Portuguese (BR):teletrabalho, remoto, ...
Romanian:telemuncă, la domiciliu, ...
Swedish:distansarbete, distansbaserad, ...
Thai:การทำงานจากที่บ้าน, ทำงานที่บ้าน, ...
Turkish:evden çalışma, uzaktan çalışma, ...
Vietnamese:làm việc tại nhà, làm việc ngoài trụ sở, ...

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