The number of hours per week an EMPLOYEE is contracted to work in an ASSIGNMENT, as specified in the EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

The contracted working hours also forms the basis for calculation of the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for an ASSIGNMENT. The FTE value is calculated by dividing the EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WORKING HOURS by the STAFF GROUP STANDARD HOURS of the STAFF GROUP for the POSITION of the ASSIGNMENT.

For example, if the STAFF GROUP STANDARD HOURS are set at 37.5 and the EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WORKING HOURS are 20 hours per week then the FTE is calculated as: 20/37.5 = 0.53 FTE.

Note: for certain STAFF GROUPS, the standard working week is expressed in STAFF GROUP STANDARD SESSIONS and the EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WORKING SESSIONS per week an EMPLOYEE is contracted to work in an ASSIGNMENT, as specified in the EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. The FTE calculation is still the same but uses the session values instead.

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WORKING HOURS