töönädalaid

Töönädalaid (Estonian for “working weeks”) is a unit of time used in employment, human resources, and project planning to quantify a number of weeks of work. The term is commonly encountered in workplace contracts, payroll calculations, and scheduling documents.

Definition and scope: A töönädalaid typically refers to a standard full-time working week, commonly five days or 40 hours, though the exact hours and work pattern can vary by sector, collective agreements, or national law. The unit is used to express quantities of work time rather than calendar time.

Usage: In human resources and payroll, töönädalaid are used to calculate vacation entitlements (for example, three töönädalaid would contribute a portion of annual leave), project duration (e.g., 6 töönädalaid of work), and staffing requirements. It also helps in workload assessment and capacity planning.

Relation to calendar time: Since holidays and sick leave reduce productive hours, the number of töönädalaid may not align with consecutive calendar weeks. In budgeting and reporting, töönädalaid can be converted to calendar time using the standard weekly hours of the workforce.

Etymology and usage notes: The word combines töö (“work”) and nädal (“week”), with a plural suffix -aid. In practice, töönädalaid functions as a counting unit in Estonian occupational and administrative contexts.