New research shows Australian workers are on average working 6 weeks unpaid overtime per year, costing over $92 billion dollars in unpaid wages across the economy. 

2022 marks the fourteenth annual Go Home on Time Day (GHOTD), an initiative of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute that shines a spotlight on overwork among Australians, including excessive overtime that is often unpaid.

This was recorded on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 and things may have changed since recording.

The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute

Speakers:

Eliza Littleton, Research Economist at the Australia Institute // @ElizaLittleton

Lily Raynes, Anne Kantor Fellow with the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute. // @lil_raynex

Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett

Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey

Edited by: Emily Perkins

Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

New research shows Australian workers are on average working 6 weeks unpaid overtime per year, costing over $92 billion dollars in unpaid wages across the economy. 
2022 marks the fourteenth annual Go Home on Time Day (GHOTD), an initiative of the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute that shines a spotlight on overwork among Australians, including excessive overtime that is often unpaid.
This was recorded on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 and things may have changed since recording.
<a href="http://australiainstitute.org.au/">The Australia Institute</a> // <a href="http://twitter.com/theausinstitute">@theausinstitute</a>
Speakers:
Eliza Littleton, Research Economist at the Australia Institute // <a href="https://twitter.com/ElizaLittleton">@ElizaLittleton</a>
Lily Raynes, Anne Kantor Fellow with the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute. // <a href="https://twitter.com/lil_raynex">@lil_raynex</a>
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // <a href="http://twitter.com/ebony_bennett">@ebony_bennett</a>
Producer: Jennifer Macey // <a href="https://twitter.com/jennifermacey">@jennifermacey</a>
Edited by: Emily Perkins
Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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