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Re:In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home o... by walshemj on Thursday June 20, 2019 @03:46PM (#20236614)
How does relaying on Overtime reduce costs? That's just an invitation for workers to indulge in Spanish practices.
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Re:In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home o... by jackvalentine on Thursday June 20, 2019 @08:16PM (#20238763)
They don't get paid for their extra labour.
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Re:In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home o... by dymk on Friday June 21, 2019 @12:01AM (#20239769)
Alright - the term "overtime" here was confusing me. In America, overtime means getting paid 1.5x your normal hourly rate. I have a lineman friend who eventually gets paid 2x his normal rate over some number of hours.

I don't know of a better term to use, but "overtime" is certainly a tricky one to use here.

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Re:In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home o... by jackvalentine on Friday June 21, 2019 @01:00AM (#20239984)
A better term to use is 'unpaid overtime'.
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Re:In Japan, It’s a Riveting TV Plot: Can a Worker Go Home o... by peterjussi on Friday June 21, 2019 @12:05AM (#20239781)
In Japan it is generally called Service Overtime when it is for free, as it is a very friendly service you provide the company.
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