Example — Asma (Graduate Engineer)
Scenario: Asma works 8:30am–5:30pm, Mon–Fri, on $80,000 for 38 hours and any reasonable additional hours. Her manager emails at 2am asking for immediate changes.
- Can the manager email at 2am? Yes — the law doesn’t stop contact.
- Is it reasonable to expect a response at 2am? No. Being compensated for reasonable additional hours doesn’t require overnight availability, and as a Level 1 Graduate Engineer the task is unlikely to be uniquely dependent on Asma at 2am.