According to the TUC trade union, near 5 million British employees work 7 overtime hours per week, the equivalent of a day, without being paid. The TUC takes these numbers from a governmental report. In 2005, these 36 millions unpaid overtime hours amounted to a 23 billion Pounds (34 billion Euros) loss of income for employees. (Ref 0633)
Besides this, one third of employees did not take all their paid holidays last year, fearing to be late in their work. The culture of “non-absenteeism” is a chronic sickness of the British economy. On average, per
week, British people work 3 more hours more than their European colleagues. But these long hours spent at the office or in shops don’t amount to a better productivity. Indeed, Britain’s productivity is 5% below the European average. The country thus comes at the 10th position...
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