TUC Campaign to stamp out excessive unpaid overtime
Work Your Proper Hours Day (27 Feb 2009) is the day when the average person who does unpaid overtime finishes the unpaid days they do every year, and starts earning for themselves. We think that's a day worth celebrating.
Over five million people at work in the UK regularly do unpaid overtime, giving their employers £26.9 billion of free work every year. If you're one, why not take some time to reflect on how well (or badly) you're balancing your life? This is one day in the year to make the most of your own time. Take a proper lunchbreak and leave work on time to enjoy your Friday evening - You deserve it!
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.
The Work Your Proper Hours Day website is available here.
Work Your Proper Hours Day Poster 2010
Work Your Proper Hours Day Flyer
