Buyers do nine unpaid hours a week
29 August 2012
Purchasing managers do more unpaid overtime than virtually any other profession in the UK, according to research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
On average, they work nine hours and 12 minutes a week on top of their contracted hours – equal to an average annual salary increase of £10,245.
The findings reveal managers working in purchasing, finance and IT, together with solicitors and teachers, often work vastly more than a 40-hour week.
“It is the long-hours culture of Britain we are challenging...