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Scots employees who do unpaid overtime work an average of six hours and 30 minutes for free each week, according to trade union figures.Scots employees who do unpaid overtime work an average of six hours and 30 minutes for free each week, according to trade union figures.
The research found that if they were paid for this they would take home an extra £79.82.The research found that if they were paid for this they would take home an extra £79.82.
The figures from the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) show this works out at £4,151 of lost pay each year.The figures from the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) show this works out at £4,151 of lost pay each year.
The union called on workers to take a proper lunch break and go home on time to mark "Work Your Proper Hours Day". The union called on workers to take a proper lunch break and go home on time to mark Work Your Proper Hours Day.
Across Scotland, people worked £1.7bn worth of unpaid overtime last year, on average 18 minutes less each week than the year before.Across Scotland, people worked £1.7bn worth of unpaid overtime last year, on average 18 minutes less each week than the year before.
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STUC General Secretary Grahame Smith said: "We work the longest hours in Europe, and too many workplaces are gripped by a long hours culture. STUC general secretary Grahame Smith said: "We work the longest hours in Europe, and too many workplaces are gripped by a long hours culture.
"We do not want to turn Britain into a nation of clock watchers, and few mind putting in extra effort from time to time when it is needed, but it is too easy for extra time to get taken for granted and then expected every week.""We do not want to turn Britain into a nation of clock watchers, and few mind putting in extra effort from time to time when it is needed, but it is too easy for extra time to get taken for granted and then expected every week."
The TUC said that if everyone in the UK who works unpaid overtime did all their free work at the start of the year, the first day they would get paid would be Friday 23 February. The TUC said that if everyone in the UK who worked unpaid overtime did all their free work at the start of the year, the first day they would get paid would be Friday 23 February.
The UK average is seven hours and six minutes a week - equivalent to £4,800 a year.The UK average is seven hours and six minutes a week - equivalent to £4,800 a year.