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Full-time equivalent

Full-time equivalent describes the labour input of a person converted to a full-time employee. All paid hours (regular working hours+overtime hours) of an enterprise (corporation) are divided by the average paid hours of full-time wage and salary earners in the enterprise (corporation).



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Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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