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((Short description|Hours during the day in which business is commonly conducted))
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[[File:Business hours, Baja Fresh, Germantown, Maryland, August 25, 2016.jpg|thumb|Sign displaying business hours posted on a restaurant window]]

'''Business hours''' are the hours during the day in which [[business]] is commonly conducted. Typical business hours vary widely by country. By observing common informal standards for business hours, workers may communicate with each other more easily and find a convenient divide between work life and home life.

In [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]], the hours between 9 [[12-hour clock|am]] and 5 [[12-hour clock|pm]] (the traditional "[[working time#Workweek structure|9 to 5]]") are typically considered to be standard business hours. However, U.S. governmental agencies typically operate between the hours of 7:00am and 3:00pm. The topic of standard hours is hotly debated in modern times.  

In [[Finland]], government agencies and other institutions follow the hours 8:00am to 4:15pm. Banks are usually open to 4:30pm. Common business is done from Monday to Friday, but major shops are usually open on Saturdays 9:00am – 6:00pm and on Sundays 12:00pm – 9:00pm, with exceptions.

In [[Mexico]], the standard business hours are from 7 [[12-hour clock|am]] to 2 [[12-hour clock|pm]] and 4 [[12-hour clock|pm]] to 6 [[12-hour clock|pm]]. (At least in Mexico City most offices open between 8 and 10 am and close around 6 or 7 pm. Some offices close early on Friday.  Many offices have their employees work Saturdays until lunch time (usually 2 pm).

Other countries have different business hour patterns. Many workers in warmer climates observe [[siesta]] during the afternoon, between 2 pm and 5 pm, effecting a pause in business hours, and resuming business in the evenings. ''La siesta'' is a [[Spanish language]] term which refers to a short nap of 15–30 minutes.<ref>((cite web|title=La Siesta|url=https://www.donquijote.org/spanish-culture/traditions/siesta/|website=DonQuijote.Org|accessdate=17 November 2014))</ref>

Business hours usually occur on [[workweek and weekend|weekdays]]. However, the days of the week on which business is conducted also varies from region to region in the world.

==Non-traditional business hours==
Many businesses and organizations have extended or [[24/7 service|unlimited business hours]] if their business takes place continuously. For example, [[hotel]]s, [[airport]]s, and [[hospital]]s are open 24 hours a day, and transactions can take place at any point in time, thus requiring staffing and management availability at all times.
Recent communications technology such as [[smartphone]]s has also extended the working day.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/9646349/Smartphones-and-tablets-add-two-hours-to-the-working-day.html|title = Smartphones and tablets add two hours to the working day))</ref>

==Restrictions==
In some jurisdictions, legislation or regulations may require businesses to limit their trading hours. For example, some Western countries prohibit certain businesses from trading on [[blue law|Sundays]], this being considered a day of rest in [[Sunday#Sunday_in_Christianity|Christianity]]. Businesses which serve hot food or [[last call (bar term)|alcoholic drinks]] are also frequently restricted in their trading hours.

== By country ==
=== Greece ===
In [[Greece]], business hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays are usually from 9 am to 3 pm, while on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays are usually from 9 am to 2 pm and after the siesta from 5.30 pm to 9 pm.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cityofathens.gr/episkeptes/praktikes-plirofories/ores-leitoyrgias/katastimata|website=Municipality of Athens|title=Καταστήματα:Αθήνα (Store [hours]: Athens)|accessdate=8 November 2016|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423213838/https://www.cityofathens.gr/episkeptes/praktikes-plirofories/ores-leitoyrgias/katastimata|url-status=dead))</ref> Large stores and supermarkets follow an extended business hours schedule and are open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 9 pm and on Saturdays from 9 am to 8 pm. All stores are normally closed on Sundays, but there are several exceptions throughout the year. Banking and civil services hours are usually Monday to Friday from 8 am to 2 pm,<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.alphabank.com.cy/useful9.shtm|website=Alpha Bank|accessdate=8 November 2016|title=Ωράριο Εξυπηρέτησης (Service Hours)|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410072730/https://www.alphabank.com.cy/useful9.shtm|url-status=dead))</ref> with minor variations but are always closed at weekends. All stores and offices are closed on public holidays.

=== United States ===
In the [[United States]], the U.S. Department of Labor has mandated that companies must pay [[overtime]] to individuals who work over 40 hours a week.<ref>((cite web|title=Wage and Hour Division (WHD)|url=https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.htm|website=U.S. Department of Labor|accessdate=17 November 2014))</ref> Businesses often do not schedule their employees to work more than 40 hours per week because they want to avoid paying their employees overtime.

==See also==
*[[Blue law]]
*[[Shopping hours]]
*[[Working time]]

==References==
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[[Category:Business terms]]
[[Category:Working time]]

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