Productive Hours

1. The hours of work activity which can be directly related to the making of a product. Indirect activities, such as general meetings, rest breaks, general thinking time, etc. would not be classed as productive time, and is often referred to as non-productive time. This definition is commonly used by managers to better understate workplace efficiency.

2. The entirety of hours that an employee is in a workplace, available to undertake any work which they are employed to do.