Idiom
Chinese overtime
Meaning
Any form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My pay drops when I work Chinese overtime.”
“The company requires extra hours without extra pay, which is essentially Chinese overtime.”
“Employees often feel exploited when their increased productivity leads to Chinese overtime, effectively lowering their hourly compensation.”
Examples
simple
“My pay drops when I work Chinese overtime.”
contextual
“The company requires extra hours without extra pay, which is essentially Chinese overtime.”
complex
“Employees often feel exploited when their increased productivity leads to Chinese overtime, effectively lowering their hourly compensation.”
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