This week we're talking about one of the biggest problems with the animation and visual effects industry here in the UK: Excessive unpaid overtime.

Show Links:

The Animation and VFX Union website:

animvfxunion.com

The Animation and VFX Union Podcast

Anchor.fm/avu

BECTU Eyes Half Shut Campaign

https://bectu.org.uk/get-involved/eyes-half-shut/

Effects Of Overtime - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_overtime

Long working days can cause heart problems, study says

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/14/long-working-days-can-cause-heart-problems-study-says

PACT BECTU TV Drama Agreement 2017 - BECTU

https://members.bectu.org.uk/advice-resources/library/2264

Britons working longer hours with no gain in productivity, study finds

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/27/britons-working-longer-hours-with-no-gain-in-productivity-study-finds

The Research Is Clear: Long Hours Backfire for People and for Companies

https://hbr.org/2015/08/the-research-is-clear-long-hours-backfire-for-people-and-for-companies

Memo to work martyrs: Long hours make you less productive

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2015/01/26/working-more-than-50-hours-makes-you-less-productive.html

“The results show a decrease in productivity as the number of hours worked per week increase and/or as project duration increases.” Impact of Extended Overtime on Construction Labor Productivity

Awad S. Hanna, P.E., M.ASCE; Craig S. Taylor; and Kenneth T. Sullivan

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2005)131:6(734)

The results show losses of efficiency of 10–15% for 50 and 60 hour work weeks. Scheduled Overtime and Labor Productivity: Quantitative Analysis

H. Randolph Thomas and Karl A. Raynar

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1997)123:2(181)