Work Your Proper Hours Day (28 February) is the day when the average person who does unpaid overtime finishes the unpaid days they do every year, and starts earning for themselves.
Many of us work far longer than the hours set out in our contract. And if you’ve got a rewarding job, when there’s a crisis that may be fair enough. But your extra work should never be taken for granted. That way you end up doing a little more each week until the stress and fatigue starts to count, and you find you’re giving up too much of your personal life.
Last year, one in five employees across the UK regularly worked unpaid overtime, worth over £28 billion to the economy. If you're one of these employees, why not take some time to reflect on how well (or badly) you're balancing your life?
Long hours are not good for us; they cause stress; they're bad for our health; they wreck relationships; they make caring for children or dependents more difficult; and tired, burnt-out staff are bad for business.
Use the unpaid overtime calculator and work-life balance check and then email your results to editor@pcs.org.uk
MAKE THE SWITCH TO DIRECT DEBIT
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