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TikTok owner now discouraging overtime among Chinese workforce

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© Getty Images ByteDance, the owner of popular social media app Tik Tok, is discouraging its Chinese employees from taking overtime, The Washington Post reported. Tik Tok employees have been told to not work beyond 7 p.m. and that they should seek permission to stay beyond the preferred time. ByteDance’s new policy, referred to as “1075” by Weibo users, has workers clock in for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. shifts during the five-day workweek.ADVERTISEMENTgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display("dfp-ad-incontent_desk_1");});Employees who work longer hours are still eligible to apply for compensation or time off, according to the company memo. ByteDance’s public relations officer Fan Ning…

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