Overview

• A viral screenshot shows a manager instructing employees to work eight-hour weekend shifts or extend their weekday shifts by two hours for three weeks without extra pay.
• The screenshot and the manager’s initials “SC” have not been independently verified and the unnamed employer has remained silent.
• Online commentators have criticised the use of WhatsApp for conveying unofficial work demands that blur boundaries between personal and professional time.
• The debate has linked this incident to another Reddit report of a developer forced into 20 hours of unpaid weekly overtime.
• Labour advocates are urging clearer enforcement of overtime regulations and official channels to protect employees from uncompensated extra work.