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fly-in fly-out
adjective (of workers) flown in to work in mining or pastoral areas for a few days each week and then flown back to Perth.
Contributor's comments: It is unusual for "fly-in fly-out" workers to work a period as short as a few days. 2 to 5 weeks is more usual.
Contributor's comments: Fly-in Fly-out is frequently abbreviated to FIFO especially in job adverts.
Contributor's comments: Very commonly used. Some academic studies on the phenomenon, esp in the Social Sciences. The usual time now is two weeks on, one week off, with 12 hour shifts.
Contributor's comments: This term is also used by miners in the Mt Isa area of Qld.
Contributor's comments: commonly used expression in SA is the idea of 2-on, 2-off: meaning 2 weeks at work [in remote location] and 2 weeks not at work [at home] - typically used [but not restricted to] with reference to Moomba oil & gas field workers in the Cooper Basin of SA.
Contributor's comments: Term also used in the mining industry in SA, especially Moomba oil & gas fields, NE of SA.