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overtime  

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  • Overtime occurs when an employer requires or permits an employee to work extra hours over and above their normal working hours for the day or week. Where overtime is worked, this can take the form of paid overtime (normally at a premium rate), unpaid overtime, or the hours worked in overtime are recompensed by time off in lieu from normal working hours, either on a like-for-like basis or at a 1.5 rate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Overtime]

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