The decline of paid overtime working in Britain

Abstract The share of paid‐for overtime hours within total worked in Britain has declined from 5.4% to 2.0% between 1997 and 2020. We investigate this decline, focussing on its distribution across full‐time (f/t) part‐time males females 19 one‐digit industries. It is established that f/t are dominant the decline both working hours. explore implications pay as well gender gap. test for economic, structural cyclical influences via a two‐part regression model allows us differentiate incidence weekly employees. examine how varied with collective bargaining coverage, low pay, 2008 financial crisis, arrival Covid‐19, job mobility public/private sector dichotomy. Combined marginal effects changes also provided. influence last two decades highlighted using Blinder–Oaxaca decompositions.