Go Home On Time Day on November 25

Every year Australian workers give their bosses a $72 billion gift in the form of unpaid overtime, research released this week has revealed. The Australian Institute says a typical full-time employee is working 70 minutes of unpaid overtime a day, which equates to six-and-a-half standard working weeks. In response, they have launched national “Go home on time day”.

Why Go Home On Time?

Around half of all employees work more hours than they are paid for. On average, a typical employee works 49 minutes of unpaid overtime per day. For full-time workers, the average daily amount of unpaid work is 70 minutes, which equates to 33 eight-hour days per year, or six and a half standard working weeks. Put another way, this is the equivalent of ‘donating’ more than your annual leave entitlement back to your employer.

Overwork can have negative consequences for your physical and mental health, your relationships with loved ones and your sense of what is important in life.

Where did the idea come from?

Go Home On Time Day is an initiative of The Australia Institute, the country’s most influential progressive think tank. Based in Canberra, it conducts research on a broad range of economic, social and environmental issues in order to inform public debate and bring greater accountability to the democratic process.

Find out more here and lodge your Go Home on Time pass: http://www.gohomeontimeday.org.au/