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[DimPrawn]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/04/economics.tradeunions

About 5 million UK workers are putting in the equivalent of almost £5,000 a year each in unpaid overtime, according to research by the TUC published today.


No thought not.

Permies eh? Bless em.

 

[Lucy]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/04/economics.tradeunions

About 5 million UK workers are putting in the equivalent of almost £5,000 a year each in unpaid overtime, according to research by the TUC published today.


No thought not.

Permies eh? Bless em.

It's from the Guardian, prawn...

 

[DimPrawn]

It's from the Guardian, prawn...

I read it for a laugh.

My favourite today is :
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/adam_roberts/2008/01/more_migrants_please.html

 

[ratewhore]

I read it for a laugh.

My favourite today is :
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/adam_roberts/2008/01/more_migrants_please.html

Is that a composite picture or does he really look like that?

 

[DimPrawn]

Is that a composite picture or does he really look like that?

It's a composite of bag-o-pus and sasguru I reckon.

 

[tay]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jan/04/economics.tradeunions

About 5 million UK workers are putting in the equivalent of almost £5,000 a year each in unpaid overtime, according to research by the TUC published today.


No thought not.

Permies eh? Bless em.

The other day I worked over my normal 7 hours by 10 minutes. What a bloody liberty!!! But I was chatting to my boss and schmoozing.. so my fault really. Supposed to grease the renewal wheels in working hours.

 

[Sockpuppet]

Used to put nearly £8k a year in overtime in. Did that for 12 months realised that I wasn't being appreciated. Was on the grad scheme so thought that it mattered.

Had a "disagreement" with the graduate management team - got fired*.

Few months later after 2 contracts I got asked to go back by a HR muppet. They offered me more per day than I used to get per week doing a higher job than the guy that fired* me. Turned it down as it had "bad idea" written all over it and seemed like it would have just been me making enemies for myself which is never a good idea.

All the graduates that stayed got offered jobs that meant they took a pay cut from the £25k roles they had.

So moral of the story. Work hard. Leech all the info that you can and then **** them over for more money.




* I say fired. I really mean compromise agreement and offered a wad not to turn upto work again.

 

[BrilloPad]

Afraid I do about n hour a day extra for free

 

[ThomasSoerensen]

I am paid by the hour, so unpaid overtime is impossible by definition.

 

[NickFitz]

I don't mind doing the extra hour or two in the course of a week for the good of the client - on the strict understanding that I'll make it back by leaving early on other occasions.

If the client isn't OK with that then they'll get the contracted time, no more, no less. Additional time is available at a higher charge.