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Financial directions - Employees choose to work long hours.
(From Financial Director)
Most UK employees are voluntarily working more than 48 hours a week, as opposed to being forced to by their employer, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
The research of more than 750 workers found little evidence of employer abuse of the opt-out clause, which allows employees to work over the EU limit of 48 hours per week.
The majority of respondents (70%) stated that it was partly, or totally, their choice to work in excess of 48 hours. However, 30% said there was an 'element' of compulsion in their decision.
Only 37% had signed the opt-out clause that allows them to work longer than the 48-hour limit and, of those, nearly ...
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- Magazine article from: Florida Trend Villano, David May 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Off to Work They Go.(top employee benefit consultants and professional employer...
- Magazine article from: Florida Trend May 1, 2001 700+ words
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