"Invisible overtime" troubles workplace
News from this newspaper (reporter Yang Zhaokui) "84.7% of workers still pay attention to work-related information after get off work, and 'invisible overtime' is a problem" ""The workload is too large, and it cannot be completed without overtime". The main reason for working overtime is "16.1% of the working people's companies have issued regulations prohibiting overtime"... This is the data disclosed in the "Workplace Overtime Survey Report 2022" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") recently released by 55Worry.com.
The Labor Law stipulates that if the production and operation needs to extend the working hours, generally it shall not exceed 1 hour per day; for special reasons, the extended working hours shall not exceed 3 hours per day and 36 hours per month under the condition of ensuring the health of the workers.
The "Report" shows that nearly 60% of the respondents work overtime for more than 1 hour per day on average.
Among them, 35.1% of the respondents work overtime for an average of 1 to 2 hours a day, 13.6% of the respondents work overtime for an average of 2 to 3 hours a day, and 7.2% of the respondents work overtime for more than 7.2%. 3 hours, which exceeds the upper limit stipulated by the labor law.
The "Report" pointed out that nearly 60% of the respondents said that they were in the "flexible overtime" mechanism, and their working hours were not clearly distinguished from their personal time. "troubled.
There are not a few people in the workplace who are “kidnapped” by the information flow. When asked whether they would return work-related information in seconds after get off work, only 15.3% of them explicitly refused, believing that after get off work is their personal time.
84.7% of people still pay attention to work-related information after work.
This phenomenon is even more pronounced in the workplace who choose to work remotely due to the repeated epidemics.
The "Report" also shows that there are many reasons for people working overtime in the workplace. "The workload is too large and cannot be completed without overtime" (33.3%) and "emergency incidents" (31.2%) are the two main reasons.
In addition, "involved in the workplace, working overtime due to pressure" (15.1%) is also an important factor, this phenomenon is especially in the computer/Internet/communication/electronics (32.1%) and accounting/finance/banking/insurance (20.2%) industries protrude.
It is understood that since June 2021, a number of Internet companies have announced the cancellation of the "big and small weeks" system, and some companies have begun to implement the "1065" work system, that is, work at 10:00 a.m. and leave at 6:00 p.m., working 5 days a week, and "1075" working system, that is, the working hours are from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, 5 days a week.
More and more companies pay attention to the healthy development of their workforce.
The "Report" shows that 16.1% of the respondents' companies have issued regulations prohibiting overtime, which is an increase compared to the past two years.
Yang Zhaokui