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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. | '''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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Revision as of 21:18, May 1, 2010
Mandatory overtime is the practice by employers of requiring employees to work more than 40 hours per workweek[1]. 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.