Overtime is voluntary and employees have the right to refuse. There is at least one case (SEAWUSA v Trident Steel (1986) 7 ILJ 86 (IC)) where the court held that an employer can dismiss employees who persistently and unreasonably refuse to work overtime. That is even if there is no contractual obligation to do so.
Individualistic cultures are oriented around the self, independent instead of identifying with a group mentality. They see each other as only loosely linked, and value personal goals above that of the group.
individualism. noun inÂ·diÂ·vidÂ·uÂ·alÂ·ism \Ëin-dÉ-Ëvij-wÉ-Ëli-zÉm, -Ëvi-jÉ-wÉ-, -Ëvi-jÉ-Ëli-\. Tweet. : the belief that the needs of each person are more important than the needs of the whole society or group.: the actions or attitudes of a person who does things without being concerned about what other people will think. the belief that the needs of each person are more important than the needs of the whole society or group. : the actions or attitudes of a person who does things without being concerned about what other people will think.