Maximum Working Hours Per Week

Hello Stranger on 03/02/2017 - 08:27

Hi everyone,
I've got a question that I was discussing with my cousins, but couldn't find anything online about it.

So we found that the maximum working hours is 38 hours for a job.
However, is there anything stopping anyone from picking up another job and work extra hours? Say pushing it to 50-60 hours a week?

I personally don't think that it should be capped if the individual goes and gets another job elsewhere.

Let me know what you think, or if there's a link on this topic.

Thanks heaps.

Education & Work

Comments

  • dasher86 on 03/02/2017 - 08:38
    +10

    maximum working hours is 38 hours for a job.

    I wish!

  • djsweet on 03/02/2017 - 08:43
    +9

    lol 38 hours a week. Most professionals far exceed that (including me).

  • Baysew on 03/02/2017 - 08:48

    Many people work full time and then work a part time job at night and weekends. Nothing at all unusual about that.

  • theHMASfriendship on 03/02/2017 - 08:52
    +14

    My contract says 38 hours a week, but it's easily over 50.

    …said iforgotmysocks, whilst on ozbargain at work

  • Ughhh on 03/02/2017 - 09:06

    So we found that the maximum working hours is 38 hours for a job.

    Pretty you misread and/or misunderstood the statement where you found it

  • BadHorse on 03/02/2017 - 09:09

    My contract is 38 hours a week, but I rarely leave on time so do work more than that. 40 hours is a light week.

    I also hold a casual position one day a week and as long as the performance in both my jobs is up to scratch no one cares.

    I haven't been doing this for more than a few months, so I haven't sat down and done the maths yet on whether it is finalically worth it or now though

  • Ryanek on 03/02/2017 - 09:10
    +3

    What is this, working hours for ants?

  • mskeggs on 03/02/2017 - 09:17

    So we found that the maximum working hours is 38 hours for a job.

    You found wrong

    Maximum is 168 hours. Not even the most dedicated workaholic is brave enough to flout this regulation.

    • lupiter on 03/02/2017 - 09:30
      +1

      My timesheet once said I did. Automated system put 12 months of hours into 1 month. I ignored it.

  • lupiter on 03/02/2017 - 09:45
    +3

    You can work as many hours as you like, at some point it will start impacting your [physical/social/mental/spiritual] health. Some people have to work more hours than is good to make ends meet, some people are lucky and don't have to.

    I know the more hours I work, the lower quality the work I put out is. Working more than ~40 hours at my current job would be stupid, because I'd end up causing more problems than I fixed.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/02/2017 - 10:13
      +1

      this.

      I was doing 52+ hours a week Mon - fri..eventually took its toll

  • shadowarrior on 03/02/2017 - 10:11

    hahaha 38… oh man…. how I wish :)

  • humdingaling on 03/02/2017 - 10:45

    you are probably referring to the overtime calculations but that is different depending what industry/sector in you are in and your contract job

    https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employee-entitlements/hours-of-w…

    Employees who work 38 hours Monday to Friday and work overtime on a Saturday, have to be paid for a minimum of 3 hours at overtime rates.

  • Hello Stranger on 03/02/2017 - 11:30

    Ah thanks for clarifying that.
    I knew it didn't sound right cause I do roughly 40 hours on an easy week.

  • djones145 on 03/02/2017 - 11:39

    you can work as many hours as you want a week unless:
    - ur contracts does not allow you to (some might say you cant work for a competitor)
    - ur working more than 168 hours, cause its just not possible in a week (lol)
    - tax! you'll prolly be paying a lot of tax that its not worth working any more
    - need a life! if you work so much u cant be on ozbargain buying bargains!

  • try2bhelpful on 03/02/2017 - 18:35

    Be careful about working extra jobs as well; with some companies you have to get approval before you can work outside the company.

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