Overtime stories
Unpaid overtime costing Aussie firms $71.2bn leads to lower productivity, dissatisfaction: Randstad & WFS Australia.
Electronics giant to review 250 Chinese manufacturing partners after a third-party audit discovered the use of child labour.
Microsoft dispatches auditors to KYE factory in Dongguan, China, after a report on adverse labour conditions. Investigation to ensure compliance with standards.
Nearly half of workers are logging longer hours for no extra pay, raising burnout, trust and retention risks for employers.
Productivity rose almost 40% in Japan as the software group tested a shorter week, hinting at a possible cure for overwork culture.
A new report shows that overtime has increased in 30% of organisations and nearly half of those working overtime (48%) are unpaid for their extra hours.
Drivers will be logged out after 13 hours on the app, a move aimed at reducing fatigue risk and reinforcing legal limits.
Women clocking 45 hours or more a week face a 63% higher risk of diabetes, with researchers urging closer attention to work patterns.
Fatigue can raise the risk of workplace incidents, leaving businesses and workers responsible for spotting tiredness before it affects safety.
Over a quarter of New Zealand businesses increased over time in the last year, with over half of employees not being paid for overtime.