Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted January 5, 2012 Site Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2012 Workers gave bosses nearly two billion hours of unpaid overtime last year, enough to create a million extra full-time jobs, according to the TUC. The 1,968 million hours of overtime is worth ?29.2bn to the UK economy. Many of you lot do any overtime unpaid? http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16142805 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter HomerJay Posted January 5, 2012 Site Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2012 a good worker, works until the job is done, not until the hometime bell rings. a good boss will pay them adequatley to cover this such events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarian1979 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i stay until i need too, theyve started paying everything additional i do over 35 hours now though as overly busy (i used to just build up flex hours and take back from less busy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famouswanderer Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Do i fook. 5 oclock? goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 As were on flex time, most extra hours I do are just added to my flexi balance and I get the time back at a later date. Nights and weekends I get paid extra for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted January 5, 2012 Author Site Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2012 Do i fook. 5 oclock? goodbye. Is tha because you dislike your job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted January 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2012 In many cases it people didn't do that work, the company wouldn't get paid and there would be no jobs at all. If only it were as simple as the TUC make out. Down tools, all out, commie twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I had my overtime bought off me with a 5K increase about 10 years ago. I wouldn't like to tot my hours up. Laptop / mobile / work from home means I probably now end up 'out of pocket' but on saying that I'm posting on a forum in 'works time', and I know no-one at work will question it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I've never had a job that pays overtime. I get paid a wage and do my job. Some weeks it's a 50hr week and some weeks it's a 30hr week. It also dawned on me the other week that I've not had a "lunch hour" for the last 15 years or so, I just take 10 minutes for a buttie and then back to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I do 8-9 unpaid every morning, i get more done in that hour when the office is empty than the rest of the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_white Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The more you do the less well your thought of. If the gaffer sees your a mug he'll take you for one. Work your contracted hours and any more they should reimburse you for. If you work for nowt your shitting on your workmates because then they are expected to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big E Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 i am connie scum and work if i am getting paid and thats that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The more you do the less well your thought of. If the gaffer sees your a mug he'll take you for one. Work your contracted hours and any more they should reimburse you for. The more you do the less well your thought of - that's just bollocks, and your boss is obviously a bit of a cunt. Although surely it all depends on who your company is, what your profession is and what your boss is like. If I'm travelling a lot, then I don't claim for the time I'm in the air or stuck on a motorway, even if it means doing a 14/15 hour day on some occasions. Also, my boss is OK with me if I decide that I want to take a few extra days holiday here and there or finish early on some days as I have shopping to do or some other dull task that I don't want to waste my holidays on. My boss is the same with all the employees, therefore nobody gets pissed off. I guess it's different if you're in a job in a factory or a normal 9-5 job. I'm not though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewman Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 fukin winds me up these folk who work to the minute I've seen lads on site drilling a hole, then get half way through and its 10'o clock which mans brew time, I have ctually seen them stop drilling, pack tools away and disappear for over 30 minutes, then ater break it took em 10 minutes to set up then a further 5 minutes to drill the hole. pathetic. finish the hole then have brew 5 minutes later ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I have a bloke on my team who starts palpitating if he's stuck ont phone past 4 oclock. He'd get the time back another day (itd only be about 7 minutes past anyway). Out scheduled in over 35 hours is time and a half during the week and double at weekends. Not bad going. Ive used it a bit to my benefit, working the odd saturday as OT is belting. On the flip side its rare as rocking horse shit I get a full dinner or break. Ive recently started to try and get at least half hour dinner so that I can get away from me desk for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAT Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 The more you do the less well your thought of. If the gaffer sees your a mug he'll take you for one. You must work at our place pal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 At the end of the day its not the hours you put in its how productive you are when your in. I know managers who are contracted 35 hours a week but end up working 9-8 for a week a month to catch up and thats purely down to the fact they are shit at time management and spend too much time fucking about with pointless admin or talking at the brew machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Carlos Posted January 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 5, 2012 True dat. Don't spend all day pissing about then you won't have to stay back finishing off stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 It's slightly different for me in that I work from home and as long as I have certain things done by a certain time: there's no mither. But I'm often doing work at 2am etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Thats coz of here and betfair though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I just take 10 minutes for a buttie and then back to it. get a bigger buttie = longer lunch break George used to get an hour: 10 mins walk each way to his lunchtime recreational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Thats coz of here and betfair though! Betfair = work, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I wonder how long each day we all spend on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 5, 2012 Site Supporter Share Posted January 5, 2012 The more you do the less well your thought of - that's just bollocks, and your boss is obviously a bit of a cunt. Although surely it all depends on who your company is, what your profession is and what your boss is like. If I'm travelling a lot, then I don't claim for the time I'm in the air or stuck on a motorway, even if it means doing a 14/15 hour day on some occasions. Also, my boss is OK with me if I decide that I want to take a few extra days holiday here and there or finish early on some days as I have shopping to do or some other dull task that I don't want to waste my holidays on. My boss is the same with all the employees, therefore nobody gets pissed off. I guess it's different if you're in a job in a factory or a normal 9-5 job. I'm not though Like this- good management = good work environment I've experienced both situations- some places you are 'used' because you show willing to go that bit further. Maybe a back handed complement I suppose. Does my swede in though, when folks stop, even if a job only has 10 minutes work left- just sodding finish it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan.m Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 All my overtime is unpaid and we are expected to work it as and when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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