Working beyond contracted hours

[HantsRat]

This seems to be a very worrying increasing issue in my opinion. More and more employers these days seem to expect staff to work beyond your contracted hours for no extra pay, time off in lieu or other gain.

In my previous roles before my current one I worked in both public and private sector in IT with varying hours. Not being big headed I was always one of the better performers and just cracked on with the job. Bar the odd occasion when I needed to stay a little later due to a call over running for 30 mins I always finished at my finish time.

I think it's wrong that employees in certain roles feel they need to stay longer to give a good impression. Surely I'm not in the minority that if your contract states 8:00 start and 16:00 finish.. You start at 8 and finish at 4?

I blame this ridiculous wolf of wall street culture.

[HantsRat]

I don't agree with any of the above to be honest unless you run your own business. Why give all this extra time for nothing just for the bosses to earn more money. It's not far off slave labor.

Family/personal time is always more important than a business... especially a business you don't own.

[HantsRat]

Sa Calobra said:

Increasing issue? Everywhere that I've worked people have always worked way over their core hours.

Have you been under a rock?

Nope in all my previous jobs everyone left at their finish time apart from the rare occasion somethings needed doing. Mixture of public & private sector.