A 10 March 2022 Eurofound study emphasises a split between countries in which working overtime is viewed as a normal part of employees’ duties, for which they are expected to make themselves available, and other countries, where it is seen as exceptional, to be authorised only under specific circumstances (see Overtime).
With the growth of remote working following the pandemic, the way working hours are recorded is also changing and additional hours often constitute invisible ‘grey overtime’, i.e. time that is uncounted and unpaid.
In general terms, unpaid overtime still seems to be pervasive in the EU. The study points out that overtime and long working days have harmful effects on a worker’s physical and mental health, and are illness risk factors
(Article published in IR Note 184 – 20 April 2022)
Eurofound Study : Overtime in Europe, regulation and practice
Date of publication
10 March 2022
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English
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European Union
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