> I've always been confused why salaried workers think they only need to work 40 hours a week. Employment contracts in most developed countries will specify a)

> I've always been confused why salaried workers think they only need to work 40 hours a week. Employment contracts in most developed countries will specify a) hours of business/office hours and b) an expected number of hours that the employee is to work. In many countries (including the UK for example [1]), there are even laws restricting the number of working hours by default. [1]: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/contents/made https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1833/contents/made