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Dear Matthew: your advice is flawed. Actually, as you ought to know, working such long hours, especially when no payment is given, is probably illegal - even in the botched UK version of the EU Working Time Directive, according to which

(a) Normal working hours should be set out in the employment contract or written statement of employment.
(b) Any architect who wants to work more than 48 hours a week, can choose to opt out of the 48-hour limit, but this must be voluntary and must be put in in writing, and it cannot be enshrined as part of any agreement with the whole workforce.