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Staying at work after official hours are over shouldnt be the norm.
Yet, according to2023 statistics, 49% of workers in the UK revealed that they dounpaid overtime.
Recently, a womanshared a storyabout how her husband maliciously complied with his companys overtime policy.
But when his manager unceremoniously informed him this clashed with the companys policy, he decided tomaliciously comply.
Bored Pandagot in touch with the protagonists wife, who posted this story online, u/Loose_Alternative990.
She says she just wanted to share ahappy storywith other netizens.
[My husband] told me the story, and I found the outcome very satisfying.
Being a Redditor, I thought, I know the perfect place for that!'
In the story, the wife describes how her husband used to regularlystay after workto help his coworkers.
He didnt mind helping but would rather have left on the dot, the Redditor tells us.
Many commenters raised the concern that what the company was doing might be considered wage theft.
The author clarifies that this wasnt the case.
I dont know if I made that clear in my original post, she admits.
After this ordeal, other employees started taking more interest in theovertime policy.
At the end of the day, the man was understanding and didnt blame his superior.
According toSalusky Law Group, this system is usually used for hourly employees.
Such a system has its pros and cons.
Lets say an employee needs to start work at 7 a.m.
There are two conditions for a rounding system.
It should be neutral on its face and as applied.
In essence, it should be favorable to the employees.
A neutral as applied system shouldnt be about balancing out overcompensation and under-compensation to the employee.
Thats because such a rule would be too general, and companies should keep individual employees in mind.
