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Tech and gaming workers get overtime rights

David Marin-Guzman
David Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondent
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Technology staff, engineers and game workers have won sector-wide rights to overtime pay and penalty rates – but only if they are paid less than $102,000 a year.

The Fair Work Commission on Monday drafted minimum overtime entitlements for salaried workers under the professionals award for the first time after considering some tech workers were working more than 60 hours a week.

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David Marin-Guzman writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.com

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