split n.—Gloss: shortened form of “split shift.” «These restrictions create what is known as “splits.” Thus a bus operator may come to work at 4 a.m., work four hours until 8 a.m., then be sent home to report again...
double-back v. to work a full shift and begin another after a break of eight or fewer hours. Also attributive and as noun. Editorial Note: This differs from a split shift, which is a single shift separated into two or more segments over the course...