Nine to five, also known as nine to five, refers to white-collar office workers who go to work at 9 am and get off work at 5 pm, with a standard working time of 8 hours. Many people pursue a nine-to-five job. There is also the meaning of describing the work as mundane, day after day.

Five to nine is a phrase to describe the working hours of most employees in enterprises, which is also the standard working hours in the United States. The specific time is to go to work at 09: 00 in the morning, get off work at 17: 00 in the evening, and have lunch during working hours, including meal time, for 8 hours.

The working hours of a day and night and a week stipulated by law. The length of working hours is directly stipulated by law, or directly stipulated by collective contracts or labor contracts. Laborers or employers who do not abide by the working hours regulations or agreements shall bear corresponding legal responsibilities. Rest time is the time that workers can freely control outside 8 hours.

eight-hour day

The eight-hour work system was first put forward by sociologist robert owen in August of 18 17. He also invented a slogan, "Eight hours of work, eight hours of leisure and eight hours of rest". 1833, with Owen's support, compassionate factory owner John do Holti and others launched an eight-hour working day movement.

1866, the first international Geneva conference put forward the slogan of "eight hours of work, eight hours of self-control, eight hours of rest", requiring countries to enact laws to confirm it.