• duffman@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    employers are permitted to require staff to work up to two unpaid hours per day for a limited period in return for more free time.

    Wow.

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      3 months ago

      I hope this is at least banking that time; you don’t get overtime, but you can use that time later for paid time off.

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        Still sucks that it could be mandatory. I work in a government job in Australia and we have “Flexible Hours” which means that any time worked under or over the standard 7:30hrs per day counts towards a flex balance. Then we can use the excess flex balance to then taking shorter days or even take a couple days off if we have the balance for it. It works wonders for staff morale and retention.

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        3 months ago

        I hope so too, that has to be a very difficult situation for working parents to navigate.