However many employers will not ask you to work an extra hour, instead claiming the time back when the clocks go back again in October and workers may be required to fill in the extra time.

As summer fades into autumn, most Australian states and territories will set their clocks back an hour as daylight saving ...

when the clocks go forward, the employer need not be concerned about the risk of paying under the national minimum wage or breaking working time rules, if employees end up working for an extra hour.

Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer.