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Our culture of overtime is costing us dearly

  • Written by Joshua Krook, Doctoral Candidate in Law, University of Adelaide
Our culture of overtime is costing us dearlyAbout 13% of Australian worker are working 50 hours or more a week, putting themselves, and others, at greater risk.Shutterstock

The story of Yumiko Kadota, whose gruelling schedule as a Sydney hospital registrar included clocking up more than 100 hours of overtime in her first month, has highlighted the punishing work schedules required in the...

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