In Australia, the law says we’re meant to work a 38-hour week. In reality though, many of us do a lot more than that. So how many extra hours is reasonable? Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
That’s a question being tested in court, in a high-profile case involving the teal independent MP Monique Ryan and her former staffer, the activist Sally Rugg, who says she worked up to 80 hours a week. Today, an expert in employment law, Dr Giuseppe Carabetta, on why Australians are working too much, and what the case could mean for employees across the nation.
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