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Heh. That's not a solid argument, though. A full time employee is paid for 40h per week. So using commonly available tools we can determine the average commute
by oblio 4y ago
Heh. That's not a solid argument, though.
A full time employee is paid for 40h per week. So using commonly available tools we can determine the average commute time and in many countries travel time is considered work time.
So on paper but generally rarely enforced, you should be able to subtract your commute time from the 40h and end up with actual work time.
Everything on top being overtime and should be paid according to rates mandated legally.
Except for a handful of companies and state employees, I've never seen overtime being paid, though.
- School-Cotton 4y ago> A full time employee is paid for 40h per week. That’s not true, at least in the US. The amount of hours I work weekly has never been tracked at any company big or small. You’re not paid for 40 hours a week, you’re paid to keep up with the general standard of your peers. 40 hours is a very vague estimate of the time required to do so.
- nostromo123 4y agoIn Europe, contracts generally specify a number of hours per week. For instance in Austria, my contract says 38.5h/week - this is what people usually think of here when they say "full time". We have a time tracking system and overtime is either paid (not in my company, alas) or you can take it as free time.
- oblio 4y agoThe US is an outlier for the developed world.
- School-Cotton 4y agoWe are talking about a US company.
- oblio 4y agoWith hundreds of thousands of employees outside the US.