short-time (working)
From Longman Business Dictionaryshort-time (working)ˌshort-time (ˈworking) noun [uncountable] British EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES when workers work less than the usual number of hours or days, because of a lack of orders or materialsBosses admit that short-time working at the car plant remains a possibility.Most of the group’s factories remain on short-time.