Re:Amazon will require employees return to the office 3 days...
by umanwizard on Saturday February 18, 2023 @04:24AM
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> A full time employee is paid for 40h per week.
That’s not true, at least in the US. The amount of hours I work weekly has never been tracked at any company big or small.
You’re not paid for 40 hours a week, you’re paid to keep up with the general standard of your peers. 40 hours is a very vague estimate of the time required to do so.
Re:Amazon will require employees return to the office 3 days...
by nostromo123 on Saturday February 18, 2023 @04:41AM
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In Europe, contracts generally specify a number of hours per week. For instance in Austria, my contract says 38.5h/week - this is what people usually think of here when they say "full time".
We have a time tracking system and overtime is either paid (not in my company, alas) or you can take it as free time.
Re:Amazon will require employees return to the office 3 days...
by oblio on Saturday February 18, 2023 @05:01AM
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The US is an outlier for the developed world.
Re:Amazon will require employees return to the office 3 days...
by umanwizard on Saturday February 18, 2023 @05:29AM
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We are talking about a US company.
A full time employee is paid for 40h per week. So using commonly available tools we can determine the average commute time and in many countries travel time is considered work time.
So on paper but generally rarely enforced, you should be able to subtract your commute time from the 40h and end up with actual work time.
Everything on top being overtime and should be paid according to rates mandated legally.
Except for a handful of companies and state employees, I've never seen overtime being paid, though.