01 March 2010
UK employment law workers could see more custom from "overworked" employees, as a leading group urges them to fight back.
Director of the Institute of Employment Rights Carolyn Jones said such members of staff should be aware of their rights and ready to fight for them.
"The problem is that employers are wanting to squeeze more and more out of fewer and fewer workers and many are using the recession to claim they can't afford to pay overtime," she explained.
Her advice follows reports from the Trades Union Congress that almost 90,000 people were working unpaid overtime of more than ten hours each week.
This was up on the 14,000 found to be doing so the previous year.
According to the report, the total amount of unpaid weekly overtime was worth £27.4 billion.
But Ms Jones explained that many people are insecure and afraid they could lose their jobs so may not speak up.
Instead, people must fight against this and check their rights concerning maximum working hours and rest time before they give in to such demands, she added.
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Posted by Liam Lawrence