Sounds like it ' s worth pushing back then gently . Say you ' re happy with the 50 hours a week assuming you are , you glutton for punishment ! but that you are not willing to do any more than that without the overtime being paid . Also worth negotiating what your overtime rate would be . I note that the contract says your working days are Saturday to Friday inclusive . The working time regulations would apply which entitle you to one day off a week , making this contract unlawful . You can opt out of the 48 hour working week limit via the WTR , but you do not have to , so you could limit your hours this way , although this would make you ineligible for overtime . There is also a bit about sickness , that you must let them know by 6 PM the day before . Assuming you start work sometime in the evening on each day , this would seem to be unreasonable . Most companies require you to notify your line managed as soon as possible that you are sick you can ' t predict if you ' ll wake up each day healthy !