More than half of UK workers do not get their overtime paid, recent research by Jobrapido has been able to suggest.
More than half of UK workers (51%) who work additional hours outside their contract do not get paid overtime by their employer, according to the latest research by job search engine Jobrapido.
The research was carried out between November-December 2018 amongst 1,500 employees across the UK working in more than 50 different sectors including education, healthcare, finance, construction and retail.
80% of the UK workers that do not get paid overtime admitted "it is just part of my job", or "I could jeopardise my chances of a promotion if I ask for overtime" or "I am too scared to rock the boat by asking for additional money". The remaining 20% stated that despite not being paid they are given extra holiday instead.
The research also revealed that more than half (52.7%) of the working population are regularly working more than a 40-hour week, with nearly 6% working between 51-55 hours a week and a further 2% working 56 hours or more.
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