The UK allows employees to opt-out of the working time directive. My experience was that you signed the opt-out by default when signing your contract. You could

The UK allows employees to opt-out of the working time directive. My experience was that you signed the opt-out by default when signing your contract. You could always opt back in again, but the cultural pressure to do overtime was huge, and you could kiss good bye to any bonuses if you don't crunch. Without bonuses the pay was crap. [edit] I'm not talking specifically about Rockstar or games companies - this is standard practice in many sectors.