Average Weekly Paid Overtime Hours Worked Per Employee By Industry, Annual
MOM Labour Market Survey statistics on average weekly paid overtime hours per employee, by industry annually. The series from 1990 through 2022 documents overtime culture with methodology changes in 2006 when public-sector establishments joined private firms with 25+ employees. Annual figures average quarterly observations, rounded to one decimal place. Labour researchers study work intensity and compensation practices without employer microdata. Catalogue metadata carries full footnotes when CSV files are not presently linked.
Official description
Source: Labour Market Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM Average Weekly Paid Overtime Hours Worked per Employee refers to the number of hours worked by an employee in excess of the standard hours for which the employees were paid. It excludes overtime hours worked for which "time-off" was granted instead of wage payment. Before 2006, the Labour Market Survey covers private sector establishments each with at least 25 employees. From 2006 onwards, the survey also covers the public sector. Annual figures are the simple averages of the figures obtained at quarterly intervals. Data are rounded to one decimal place.
- Published by
- Ministry of Manpower
- Update frequency
- annual
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