Is there an overtime limit per month?

longwalks1

Is there a legal max amount of overtime workers in UK are allowed to work each month? My gf's company is expanding rapidly and she's been offered as much as she likes, but a colleague told her there is a 'max hours per month' rule to uk workers, is this true??

Emmzi

he is probably thinking of the working time directive. 48 hours max avergaed over a 17 week rolling period, but she can opt out if she wishes. (May already have!)

LadyMissA

there is the 48 rule in the UK but you can opt out http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029426

longwalks1

Thanks people, sorry i meant to say my gf wants to do as much as possible (we are saving for our first home, im working 6 days a week too), but another employee said she cant work more than 40 hrs OT a month? Is this right??

longwalks1

Emmzi wrote: »

he is probably thinking of the working time directive. 48 hours max avergaed over a 17 week rolling period, but she can opt out if she wishes. (May already have!)

Thanks Emmzi

so gf could write a letter opting out of the 48 rule, and she could volunteer for as much as she wanted? Is that right?

LadyMissA

thats about 9 hrs a week so I guessing she never opted out so that would take her over 48 hrs assuming she does 40 a week at present so no she can't do more than 40 hrs a mth

longwalks1

LadyMissA wrote: »

thats about 9 hrs a week so I guessing she never opted out so that would take her over 48 hrs assuming she does 40 a week at present so no she can't do more than 40 hrs a mth

But if she opts out, she could do more than 40 hrs a month?

LadyMissA

britishboy wrote: »

But if she opts out, she could do more than 40 hrs a month?

yes then as there is no limit on the hrs she wants to work - but having said that if the company wont let her then no but in theroy yes

pink_princess

LadyMissA wrote: »

thats about 9 hrs a week so I guessing she never opted out so that would take her over 48 hrs assuming she does 40 a week at present so no she can't do more than 40 hrs a mth

Then I'm acting illegally. I currently have an 8hr pw student doing 160 hrs for a month. Ie 40 hour week.

Viper_7

per month? did 72 hours straight the other week with power naps being no more than 30 mins.

LadyMissA

Viper_7 wrote: »

per month? did 72 hours straight the other week with power naps being no more than 30 mins.

you did 72 hrs overtime in a week????