Unpaid overtime, do I have to do it?

badcompany · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:41

Depends who you work for and what contract you have, company I work for is unionized I ex ICI) and has splendid terms thankfully.( even if we have recently lost our final salary pension. 10 years I paid into that will be worth more than 30 years in the new one.)

Spook187 · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:46

How much notice do you get from your employer to do this unpaid rubbish,what if you have kids/family stuff to sort out and at drop of hat they say oh you have to stop back,sounds as if you need a new job mate,although easy saying that,i know it would be hard

FeFiDoh · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:49

I don't get any notice its basically a new bit every week it takes longer because I am new to it and they expect it all to be done and within the same time frame.
It's not as if they come up to me and say "Can you work on a bit today please?" "Is it ok if you stop until you finished?" It is a case of here ya go you are on this see ya when you get back.

Glaucus · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:50

Spook187 said:
How much notice do you get from your employer to do this unpaid rubbish,

if it's in the contract it's hardly unpaid, it's just included in your salary.

MarkA · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:53

You can always leave it until the morning and/or tell them it's not going to be done before you finish, as you don't have the time.

At least this way, you manage what they expect from you.

FeFiDoh · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:53

No its not included in my salary, I get paid weekly and it breaks down as 25x so in so and then extras for other bits (not overtime but suppliments).

Not on a set salary.

Glaucus · 28 Jun 2011 at 21:55

R5Rich said:
No its not included in my salary, I get paid weekly and it breaks down as 25x so in so and then extras for other bits (not overtime but suppliments).

Not on a set salary.

If it's included in your contract it's included in your wage, as I said the first thing you need to do is get that over time pay document and see what you are entitled to. Also as someone else has said just tell them it won't be finished today and see what there response is.

Wispy · 28 Jun 2011 at 23:21

AcidHell2 said:
If it's included in your contract it's included in your wage,

That doesn't sound right, although I may be wrong. If he's contracted for 25 hours a week, and he's paid £10 an hour, he should get £250 less tax / NI. If that's true then he's only contracted for those 25 hours, and anything over that should be paid as overtime. Also add on the part of his contract that stated Overtime pay will be in accordance with his business units pay directive. Looks like he should be paid overtime.

As mentioned before, if he works 30 mins late one day but comes in 30 mins later the next day, it all balances out until he hits his contracted 25 hours, then he should be paid overtime.

I work extra hours unpaid all the time, but my contract is a fixed day rate, so if there's no work on I can leave early. If we're busy, we often stay late. It's "Swings & Roundabouts", although I can't work out which one is supposed to be better, as I can't stand either

Vonhelmet · 29 Jun 2011 at 00:41

Wispy said:
That doesn't sound right, although I may be wrong. If he's contracted for 25 hours a week, and he's paid £10 an hour, he should get £250 less tax / NI. If that's true then he's only contracted for those 25 hours, and anything over that should be paid as overtime.

He's contracted for 25 hours a week plus necessary overtime.

Wispy said:
Also add on the part of his contract that stated Overtime pay will be in accordance with his business units pay directive. Looks like he should be paid overtime.

No, it says paid overtime will be assessed in accordance etc etc, meaning that they can assess it and make a decision either way.