Economic and demographic determinants of overtime in the turkish private sector

Overtime is an important labor market phenomenon, which is generally influenced by demographic, economic, and organizational factors. In this study, factors affecting work overtime in the private sector in Turkey were examined by using the Household Labour Force Survey data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) between 2014 and 2017. Factors affecting individuals' overtime in the private sector were analyzed by using the Tobit Model with demographic variables, other variables that are related to working conditions, and two macroeconomic variables namely per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation. Results indicated that men work more overtime than women. Married people work more overtime than singles, and overtime decreases as the level of education and experience increases. The rate of overtime work is higher for those who are not registered with the Social Security Institution (SSI) and in the status of informal employment. Employers, unpaid or family workers, or self-employed workers are working more overtime than paid employees. The impact of GDP per capita on overtime is negative. Overtime decreases as per capita income increases. Therefore, the contraction in the economy and the decrease of the purchasing power of individuals lead them to overtime.