23 August 2023
According to a study conducted by Ciphr, just under half of employees surveyed (49%) said they regularly worked overtime with no additional pay. This includes working through lunches and finishing late.
Those that regularly worked additional hours averaged three additional hours a week and 11% of them claimed working an additional five hours a week. 1000 workers were asked “Over an average week, how much extra (unpaid) work do you usually do for your employer? (please include any time spent working through breaks and before / after your contracted hours of work)”.
The mental health aspects and potential burnout are key areas that need to be discussed, these are front and centre in Ciphr’s press release. However, as payroll professionals, we also need to seriously consider the impacts of no paid working time on National Minimum Wage (NMW) calculations. Are you collecting the data to properly conduct these calculations? With NMW compliance checks sweeping the nation this is not an area you want to get caught out in. All this is before diving even deeper into the complexities of working time regulations.
The CIPP encourage you to ask questions in this area and unsure you company remains compliant, payroll professionals are key stakeholders within a business that can flag and potentially remedy complex legislative boundaries. NWM breaches, in particular, can result in fines and being publicly ‘named and shamed’, something no business wants, regardless of the severity of the breach.
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