2024 Go Home On Time Day

How many hours a week do you get paid for (i.e. your standard hours of work)?

Think about all the times you performed work for your employer outside of your regular paid work hours: things like going in early, staying late, working through lunch or tea breaks, working at home or on weekends, answering calls or emails out of hours.

In total, how many hours of this unpaid overtime did you perform for your employer in the last 7 days?

What’s your gross salary (i.e. salary before tax)?

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A little about you

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part time
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How many weeks of paid holiday leave are you entitled to each year in your job?

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How many weeks of paid holiday leave did you actually use in the last 12 months?

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8 weeks or more
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Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20.

Before we calculate the estimated value of your unpaid overtime, we invite you to sign up for our mailing list.

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Yes! I will go home on time

ACT
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

So, here's the deal…

Based on your experience last week, you’re losing approximately hours of pay each year in unpaid overtime. That’s equivalent to weekends a year.

Each week, that unpaid overtime costs you around , or over the year. Your employer benefits from your time, but doesn’t pay you for it. It’s like “time theft.”

This unpaid overtime is worth of your actual earnings.

You are also losing hours of time per year, worth another , in unused holiday leave. The total value of time “stolen” from you (in unpaid overtime and unused holidays) therefore equals .

You are not alone. Based on a national survey, the average worker in Australia loses 3.6 hours per week to unpaid overtime – or 188 hours per year.

And across Australia, unpaid overtime exacts a terrible toll. Australians worked a total of 2.2 billion hours of unpaid overtime in 2024, worth $91 billion per year. That’s a windfall for employers. But it hurts family budgets, reduces consumer spending, and damages the economy. Worst of all, it makes it even harder to achieve a healthy work/life balance.

The extent of time theft in Australia is particularly concerning amidst the backdrop of high inflation and declining real wages. Workers are not getting their fair share of national income meanwhile profits are still growing faster than wages.

Now in its 16^th year, Go Home On Time Day is a great way to remind ourselves that life doesn't need to revolve solely around work. On this day, protect yourself against time theft: go home, exercise, cook a healthy meal, spend time with your family or your friends.

And while you’re at it, make sure you book your annual holiday leave: because summer is coming fast!

Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20.

Yes! I will go home on time

ACT
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

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GO HOME ON TIME DAY

WEDNESDAY 20^th NOVEMBER 2024

How much are you losing because of unpaid overtime?

Every year, The Australia Institute’s Go Home on Time Day estimates the value of unpaid overtime which Australian workers perform in their workplaces.

Use our unpaid overtime calculator to calculate how much of your time is “stolen” each year, in the form of unpaid overtime work – and see how you compare to the average Australian.

GO HOME ON TIME DAY

How many hours a week do you get paid for (i.e. your standard hours of work)?

What’s your gross salary (i.e. salary before tax)?

A little about you

How many weeks of paid holiday leave are you entitled to each year in your job?

How many weeks of paid holiday leave did you actually use in the last 12 months?

Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20.

Before we calculate the estimated value of your unpaid overtime, we invite you to sign up for our mailing list.

Skip and go straight to your results

Yes! I will go home on time

So, here's the deal…

Based on your experience last week, you’re losing approximately hours of pay each year in unpaid overtime. That’s equivalent to weekends a year.

Each week, that unpaid overtime costs you around , or over the year. Your employer benefits from your time, but doesn’t pay you for it. It’s like “time theft.”

This unpaid overtime is worth of your actual earnings.

You are also losing hours of time per year, worth another , in unused holiday leave. The total value of time “stolen” from you (in unpaid overtime and unused holidays) therefore equals .

You are not alone. Based on a national survey, the average worker in Australia loses 3.6 hours per week to unpaid overtime – or 188 hours per year.

The extent of time theft in Australia is particularly concerning amidst the backdrop of high inflation and declining real wages. Workers are not getting their fair share of national income meanwhile profits are still growing faster than wages.

Now in its 16^th year, Go Home On Time Day is a great way to remind ourselves that life doesn't need to revolve solely around work. On this day, protect yourself against time theft: go home, exercise, cook a healthy meal, spend time with your family or your friends.

And while you’re at it, make sure you book your annual holiday leave: because summer is coming fast!

Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20.

Yes! I will go home on time

GO HOME ON TIME DAY

WEDNESDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2024

How much are you losing because of unpaid overtime?

Every year, The Australia Institute’s Go Home on Time Day estimates the value of unpaid overtime which Australian workers perform in their workplaces.

Use our unpaid overtime calculator to calculate how much of your time is “stolen” each year, in the form of unpaid overtime work – and see how you compare to the average Australian.

GO HOME ON TIME DAY

How many hours a week do you get paid for (i.e. your standard hours of work)?

What’s your gross salary (i.e. salary before tax)?

A little about you

How many weeks of paid holiday leave are you entitled to each year in your job?

How many weeks of paid holiday leave did you actually use in the last 12 months?

Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20. Before we calculate the estimated value of your unpaid overtime, we invite you to sign up for our mailing list. Skip and go straight to your results

Yes! I will go home on time

So, here's the deal…

Based on your experience last week, you’re losing approximately hours of pay each year in unpaid overtime. That’s equivalent to weekends a year.

Each week, that unpaid overtime costs you around , or over the year. Your employer benefits from your time, but doesn’t pay you for it. It’s like “time theft.”

This unpaid overtime is worth of your actual earnings.

You are also losing hours of time per year, worth another , in unused holiday leave. The total value of time “stolen” from you (in unpaid overtime and unused holidays) therefore equals .

You are not alone. Based on a national survey, the average worker in Australia loses 3.6 hours per week to unpaid overtime – or 188 hours per year.

The extent of time theft in Australia is particularly concerning amidst the backdrop of high inflation and declining real wages. Workers are not getting their fair share of national income meanwhile profits are still growing faster than wages.

Now in its 16th year, Go Home On Time Day is a great way to remind ourselves that life doesn't need to revolve solely around work. On this day, protect yourself against time theft: go home, exercise, cook a healthy meal, spend time with your family or your friends.

And while you’re at it, make sure you book your annual holiday leave: because summer is coming fast!

Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20.

Yes! I will go home on time

Spread the word

WEDNESDAY 20^th NOVEMBER 2024

Sign up today, and commit to Go Home On Time on Wednesday, November 20.

Before we calculate the estimated value of your unpaid overtime, we invite you to sign up for our mailing list.

Skip and go straight to your results

Now in its 16^th year, Go Home On Time Day is a great way to remind ourselves that life doesn't need to revolve solely around work. On this day, protect yourself against time theft: go home, exercise, cook a healthy meal, spend time with your family or your friends.