UK reward metrics · Pay

What percentage of UK organisations have overtime paid in place?

Source lumi HRBase 224 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

91.1%in place

91.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community have overtime paid in place; a further 0% have it partly in place (base: 224 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How the base splits

In place 91.1% Partly in place 0% Not in place 8.9%
Share of the 224 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Overtime paid: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Paid overtime71.4%
Time off in lieu (TOIL) only19.6%
None – neither paid overtime nor TOIL8.9%

Definition

Whether overtime is compensated with pay, with time off in lieu only, or not at all, for any employee population; with a not-applicable option. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/overtime-paid
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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