Time off in lieu of overtime meaning
Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours. Normal hours may be determined in several ways: 1  by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society), 2  by practices of a given trade or profession, 3  by legislation,hus, an employee might work 48 hours in one week, and 32 hours the next week (assuming over 40 hours is overtime), and be paid an extra amount equivalent to 4 hours work (8 multiplied by 0.5).