Short-time work schemes are public programmes that under certain circumstances allow firms experiencing economic difficulties to temporarily reduce the hours worked by their employees, which are provided with public income support for the hours not worked.
Programi skraćenog radnog vremena javni su programi kojima se u određenim okolnostima poduzećima koja se suočavaju s gospodarskim poteškoćama dopušta da privremeno smanje broj radnih sati svojih zaposlenika, koji za neodrađene sate dobivaju javnu dohodovnu potporu.