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A few lucky workers in Gothenburg, Sweden, will scale back to a six-hour workday this summer as part of an unusual government experiment. The test group of government workers will work a six-hour day beginning July 1, while a second control group will continue to work an eight-hour day, according to The Local, an English-language news site.
First, your employer is allowed to require you to work overtime. There is nothing inherently illegal about setting a schedule where you must work more than 40 hours. This is a common misconception about overtime rules, and some people are under the impression that a 40 hour work week is some sort of legal limit and that working more than 40 hours is a voluntary action.