5 Million Employees Worked Unpaid Overtime in 2008
08/01/2009
According to an analysis of official statistics by the TUC, more
than five million people worked unpaid overtime in 2008. This brings the total
value across the The TUC has calculated that 5.24 million people across the Employees who work unpaid would receive an extra £5,139 a year
if they were paid for the additional hours they are putting in. The average
amount of unpaid overtime is seven hours and six minutes – the same amount as
last year. The biggest increases in unpaid overtime have taken place in The TUC has calculated that if everyone who works unpaid
overtime did all their unpaid work at the start of the year, the first day they
would get paid would be Friday 27 February. The TUC traditionally declares this
'Work Your Proper Hours Day' and makes a light-hearted call for staff to work
their proper hours for at least one day a year and for employers to thank their
staff for regularly putting in the extra hours at work. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "After years of
progress, the numbers doing unpaid overtime has increased for the second year
in a row. This is disappointing." "But while some of this is due to the longs-hours culture
that still dogs too many British workplaces, the recession will now be making
many people scared of losing their job in the year ahead and joining the
ever-growing dole-queue." "Inevitably people will be putting in extra hours if they
think it can help protect against redundancy or keep their employer in
business." "This is not the year therefore for our usual light-hearted
'Work Your Proper Hours Day'. But this does not mean people should ignore
excessive working. Friday 27 February should still be used to think through
working hours. Long hours are bad for people's health, and employers should
never forget that each extra hour worked makes people less productive once they
are over a sensible working week."
Article Source:
TUC.org & onrec.com
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