Different companies have different policies based on their needs. I worked at a factory that couldn’t get enough skilled labor in the door, so they instituted mandatory overtime for two years: everyone had the option of 5 days at 10 hours or 6 days at 8.5 hours. Everything beyond 40 was time-and-a-half, but if you didn’t work at least 50 hours in a week, you got written up.
Some people absolutely loved it because it was “extra” money, but a lot more left for other factories, only exacerbating the problem.
automation industry is a bit different when not in a recession. over time is almost always available. every project could get done sooner, especially with automotive customers
I’m used to it being morethat overtime was not allowed unless explicitly requested of you. Unapproved overtime was verboten! How times changed.
Different companies have different policies based on their needs. I worked at a factory that couldn’t get enough skilled labor in the door, so they instituted mandatory overtime for two years: everyone had the option of 5 days at 10 hours or 6 days at 8.5 hours. Everything beyond 40 was time-and-a-half, but if you didn’t work at least 50 hours in a week, you got written up.
Some people absolutely loved it because it was “extra” money, but a lot more left for other factories, only exacerbating the problem.
You know how easy it would be to unionize a workplace as chronically understaffed as that? Holy shit
automation industry is a bit different when not in a recession. over time is almost always available. every project could get done sooner, especially with automotive customers