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Staying in control of overtime
Track overtime. It helps employees manage their working hours and protect against abuses.
Actively work against a stay-late company culture. Ensure everyone is clear on the company's overtime policy.
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The benefits of working overtime
There are times when overtime benefits workers.
- Workers can get paid time and a half or even double pay.
- Workers can take advantage of their individual productive flow. Some may work best in the mornings, and others late at night.
- Employees feel indepe...
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Problems with overtime
Overtime is often a symptom of :
- An overstretched workforce. You may not have enough resources to manage your workload.
- Poor project estimation or time management.
- Unrealistic client expectations. Client's are unaware o...
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The problem with overtime pay
Some companies have clear overtime policies, such as "time and a half". Other companies offer "payment in kind" or counterbalance overtime by leaving early on another day or putting the time worked towards extra vacation days. A sign of a toxic working culture is when the company offer nothing ex...
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The impact of working overtime on culture
Overtime can harm company culture. When people willingly work late, it can normalise over time. More people will feel obliged to stay late, and resentment can follow.
People that continually work late suggest that the productive output is valued above being human
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Work culture is a crucial ingredient in any company's success. It helps us reach success so it is important for us to protect it and take good care of it, not only for the company's sake but also to foster a great working environment.
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Adjust Communication Expectations
- Normalize asynchronous communication. Make it clear that getting an immediate response from a coworker should be the exception, not the rule. Provide a maximum response time frame to keep projects moving forward.
- Have employees list their working hours
Steps to Enabling Autonomy in Hybrid Work
- Establish principles, not policies. Hybrid strategies containing policy-driven mandates on where and when to work are likely to be rejected by employees based on their inherent restriction to autonomy.
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