'''Mandatory overtime''' is the practice by [[employer]]s of requiring [[employee]]s to work more than 40 hours per workweek<ref>http://employeeissues.com/mandatory_overtime.htm</ref>. It saves employers the expense of finding and training new employees when more work is needed. Requiring existing employees to work more and paying them time and a half, as is customary for overtime work, is typically cheaper than recruiting new employees.
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'''Mandatory overtime''' is the practice by [[employer]]s of requiring [[employee]]s to work more than 40 hours per workweek.<ref>http://employeeissues.com/mandatory_overtime.htm</ref> It saves employers the expense of finding and training new employees when more work is needed. Requiring existing employees to work more and paying them time and a half, as is customary for overtime work, is typically cheaper than recruiting new employees.