The French disconnection: how to say no to unpaid work
Research from the Australia Institute says that the average full-time worker in Australia loses 5.1 hours per week to unpaid overtime – or 264 hours per year.
Jenna Price is a columnist for The Canberra Times and Daily Life, and a senior lecturer in journalism at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Research from the Australia Institute says that the average full-time worker in Australia loses 5.1 hours per week to unpaid overtime – or 264 hours per year.
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