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Average hours/week |
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OK,, maybe in the UK |
| Date Posted: |
03/12/2006 |
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Thanks to the glorious European Working Time Directives, as a non-executive, you are limited to a MAXIMUM 48 hours per week average over a set period. There is some confusion over this period (some say 17 weeks, some say 52), but this is something that is taken very seriously Accenture, and more specifically, by the head of the UKDC and people advocates. My manager was made aware of the fact that I was in breach of the rules, and was responsible for fixing it by limiting my hours, giving me paid time off, and reducing my long-term workload.
Of course the only way for Accenture to ensure that this doesn't get out of hand, is to make sure that you DO NOT ghost hours.
I've worked some 70/80 hour weeks during busy times, but then many weeks I have struggled to reach even 40 hours. If taking a job with Accenture, you should understand that you may have to work long hours from time to time, but do not expect it to be sustained over long periods - it's all about flexibility.
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Here, in North America, 50 hours is pretty typical. Yes, sometimes it's much more. Occassionally you may only work 42 or 43 hours in a week. As we all know, you don't get paid for the extra hours.
You say that, in the UK, you are officially limited to a maximum of 48 hours (which means any hour above that, you just pretend you didn't work). Remember that official rules are mostly PR and usually not enforced at ACN.
It's true that sometimes you get very short weeks, under 45 hours. But that is rarely sustained over a long-time. You should expect long hours with little, if any, OT pay.
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