How much continuous overtime should an employee be allowed?
Re: How much continuous overtime should an employee be allow
by WizardfromOz » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:29 am
There have been many studies that show overtime is a diminishing return. The longer you work in a day, the less productive you become. The tipping point comes at about the 10th hour worked each day. The company I worked for had an unlimited option on over time, and we did occasionally have people doing 100 hour weeks - The deal was if your performance or quality dropped, we would throttle back your hours. We had two people who had been doing 80 hour weeks for as long as we could remember.
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Re: How much continuous overtime should an employee be allow
by J.K. Gregg » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:48 am
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Re: How much continuous overtime should an employee be allow
by Aaron » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:53 am
The inherent immorality of the free market will destroy it eventually... not until it gets worse though
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Re: How much continuous overtime should an employee be allow
by J.K. Gregg » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:54 am
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Re: How much continuous overtime should an employee be allow
by Homer » Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:19 pm
Salaried workers should be put under no pressure, either direct or indirect, to work more than their contractual hours, and they should not feel like their job may be threatened if they decide not to. If they choose to work more hours for overtime then that must be a free choice.
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