Unpaid Overtime

Unpaid overtime has become a fact of life for one in four British employees, who clock up at least seven hours over their contracted working time each week. 'The culture of staying late has become so common that more than a third of those questioned in research by health insurer AXA PPP said they felt guilty if they left the office on time. ......... More than one in 10 (11 per cent) of those workers questioned said they remained in the office because they were afraid they might lose their job if they didn't clock up extra hours.' (Daily Mail, 13 June) So much for the common illusion about so-called lazy workers. RD