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Bosses raked in £26bn as average worker did £7,200 of unpaid overtime last year, study finds
TUC urges workers to ‘take their lunch break and finish on time’ this Work Your Proper Hours Day
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BOSSES have cashed in £26 billion as the average worker put in the equivalent of £7,200 of unpaid overtime last year, TUC research reveals today.

Public bodies benefited the most from the free labour with 3.8 million people doing unpaid overtime in 2023 and teachers topping the chart for working after hours.

On the 20th Work Your Proper Hours Day, TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “We’re encouraging every worker to take their lunch break and finish on time today.  

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