The Work Your Proper Hours Day campaign is run every year by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to raise awareness of just how much free work UK workers put in.
In 2024, the TUC’s analysis – which is based on the Labour Force Survey statistics – shows that UK workers put in £31bn of unpaid overtime, with an average of 7.2 unpaid hours a week. This would be the equivalent of £8,000 in wages going unpaid.
And as so often in this annual research, teachers topped the list of professions putting in the most unpaid overtime. The TUC estimates that 38% of those working in teaching/education put in unpaid hours – the most of any profession.
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