Employers claimed £26 billion of free labour due to 3.8 million people working overtime in 2023, analysis from TUC has revealed.

The average UK employee works 18 additional days (over 139 hours) a year of overtime for free, according to a study from HR software provider Ciphr.

British employers claimed £26 billion worth of free labour in 2022 from workers doing unpaid overtime, according to analysis published today (24 February).