Will you be working an extra hour for free when clocks go forward?

THE CLOCKS will soon be moved ahead one-hour thanks to Daylight saving time.

The time change means that it's officially the start of spring, but now late-night workers want to know how the sudden time change affects their schedule.

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Will you be working an extra hour for free when the clocks go forward?

Daylight saving time will begin on March 12, 2023, at 2am.

This means that late-night workers will only have to work seven hours of an eight-hour shift.

However, if your company requires you to work a specific number of hours, you might have to stay for an hour longer than usual to make up for the time change.

The time change might also affect pay depending on the company.

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Most salary employees will not notice a change in their paycheck but hourly ones might if they don't make up for the hour that's lost.

John Palmer, a senior adviser at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), previously told The Sun: "If an employee is paid hourly then they should be paid for every hour they work.

"So if they work an extra hour, they should be paid for the extra hour and vice versa."

How long does Daylight saving time last?

Daylight saving time occurs during the spring, summer, and fall months so that darkness falls at a later clock time.

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The clock change runs from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.

This year, the clocks will "fall back" one hour on November 5, 2023.

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Is the United States getting rid of Daylight saving time?

In recent years, Daylight saving time has become a controversial topic in Congress.

Some people think that all states should get rid of the practice completely, while others support the twice-yearly time changes.

The Sunshine Protection Act, which was passed by the Senate in March 2022, is a proposed federal law that would make Daylight saving time permanent, meaning the clocks would no longer go back.

After the bill passed the Senate, it moved to the House, where it later expired.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced it in 2023 in hopes of getting it passed in the Senate and House.

"This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid," Rubio said in a statement.

"Locking the clock has overwhelming bipartisan and popular support.

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"This Congress, I hope that we can finally get this done," he added.

At this time, it is unclear when or if the legislation will become law.