£

worth of work done for free in the uk today.
work happened. pay didn't.

figure: £28.5bn worth of unpaid overtime worked by uk employees in 2025.
method: annual figure ÷ 365 ÷ 86,400. displayed as a steady estimated daily rate.
source: tuc analysis of ons labour force survey data.
honesty: a yearly estimate spread evenly across the day. real unpaid overtime is not evenly distributed.

you and 10 others felt this today.

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burn_645570·4w

One more thing before you go has entered the room…

burn_657052·4w

Help me get paid

burn_657052·4w

That's huge.... all the taxes the government could have made. What a loss.....

burn_264139·4w

Yeah, apparently we work the extra hours for free just to hold on to the part we actually get paid for. Then more than half disappears in tax and gets spent however our lovely government fancies. Work more. Keep less. Be grateful. Britain, apparently.

burn_354748·4w

Our office somehow turned overtime into a personality trait. Leave on time and you’re “not that committed.” Answer emails at 10pm and suddenly you’re someone who “really cares.” Stay late often enough and it becomes who you are.

burn_239954·4w

I wonder how much of this disappears if every extra hour had to be approved and paid.

burn_158575·4w

The number is insane... The fact nobody is surprised is even worse.

burn_925442·4w

that’s collective donations to the man!

the daily burn starts 10 october.

one number worth talking about. tomorrow, another one.