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AUTHOR: Michael Carty
An IRS survey finds that employers are concerned about "excessive" overtime working in their organisations, and suggests that their actions to reduce overtime are having only a limited impact.
On this page: Employer survey Majority of employers allow paid overtime working How overtime premia are calculated Paid overtime diminishes with seniorityMedian earnings cut-off for paid overtime is £30,000 Qualifying periods for paid overtime One in four employees works paid overtime Overtime remains the responsibility of line managers Only one-third calculate their annual overtime spendNearly half of surveyed employers think overtime is "excessive" Overtime has a positive impact on performance What is being done to reduce overtime? Levels of paid overtime remain constant Looking ahead Unpaid overtime is worked at two-thirds of organisations One in three staff puts in unpaid additional hours Unpaid overtime remains the preserve of white-collar workers Our researchTable 1: Overtime premia and arrangements in selected organisations Table 2: Eligibility for overtime payments Table 3: Who allocates overtime Table 4: Methods used to reduce overtime during the past two years
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