Construction labor is budgeted on the basis of 52 weeks per year. Construction labor is budgeted on the basis of 40 hours per work week (Assuming overtime premiums) A contractor employs his labor force for the full year of 1,676 hours with a company policy that recognizes the following: 5 paid holidays per year.- 103 hours of paid leave per year, per employee. For estimating purposes what are standard costs/hours for how many work hours are available for productive work on the jobsite per quarter/employee?