Overtime and burnout

Australians like to think they are laidback larrikins, however Aussies are among the hardest working people in the world. Despite flexible work we are working more, with 13% of Aussies working overtime – that’s not far off the 15% of Japanese workers. So why are we putting in so much overtime?  ELIZA LITTLETON from Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work and DR GABRIELLA TAVELLA from the University of New South Wales explain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.