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This week I sit down and talk with BECTU official Paul Evans about the big Coronavirus pandemic news story and how it's already hitting the film and TV industry here in the UK and around the world.
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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)
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