Does weekend training count as overtime?
Overtime means that the unit "arranges workers to work outside the legal standard working hours according to actual needs". Overtime has three main characteristics: first, the employer requires work, second, the work content reflects the will of the employer, and third, it works outside the standard working day. If the weekend training is arranged by the company in a unified way, and the employees do not take the initiative to register, the training content is also work-related, which should be regarded as overtime in law. Although overtime is to create benefits for employers, this benefit can be reflected in many forms, such as increasing production, completing work tasks and improving the quality of employees. If the company organizes this kind of training and study in a unified way, the purpose is to improve the working ability and professional quality of employees, so as to better create economic value for the company, which is actually an extension of normal work and conforms to the main characteristics of overtime. But the company doesn't have to pay overtime wages to its employees. "Labor Law" stipulates: "If workers are arranged to work on rest days but cannot be arranged for compensatory time off, they shall be paid no less than 200% of their wages". Therefore, if the employer arranges employees to work overtime on rest days, it can arrange compensatory time off; if it cannot, it shall pay overtime wages. In reality, the training organized by enterprises can be roughly divided into induction training and professional skills training. On-the-job training, enterprises generally arrange in working hours; For professional skills training, some enterprises think that it is not cost-effective to pay both training fees and labor costs, so they are unwilling to put professional skills training in working hours. Therefore, on the one hand, workers should be familiar with the legal provisions, on the other hand, they should not "lose too much because of small expenses", and miss the opportunity to upgrade their skills in order to care about overtime pay, which is actually not worth the candle.