The most recent survey appearing in the Wire says that four out of five drycleaners (82.2%) work overtime — and many use “personal” time on nights, weekends and holidays to catch up on their work.
More than a third (37.8%) of survey respondents say they work 55 to 65 hours per week — 15 to 25 hours more than the standard workweek. One in five operators (20%) works more than 65 hours per week, and 24.4% work 45 to 55 hours a week. Only 15.6% of drycleaners work 35 to 45 hours per week, and 2.2% work less than 35 hours.
