Over 40% Poles claim to work overtime for free

Nearly 43 percents of Polish employees said they sometimes work outside standard hours with no remuneration, the report 'Workforce View in Europe 2019' revealed. Poles work for free on average 3.5 hours extra compared to the standard 40 hours per week. About 8.5 percent claimed to work more than 10 extra hours for free. 

In entire Europe, as many as 60 percent of employees declare that they do not receive overtime pay. "The problem is common especially in Germany (71.1 percent), Spain (66.9 percent) and the United Kingdom (65.9 percent)," the report said. 

Employees of IT and telecommunications services sector and financial sector are often among those who work over 10 extra hours per week.

(ISBnews)