[j1elo]

It's surprising how Wild West it gets out there. In the EU that would strictly fall into unlawful working conditions; I kid you not, in Spain the law doesn't allow to work overtime for more than 80 total hours per year.

[Flere-Imsaho]

I worked in the games industry from 2000 to 2010 in the UK... We very much did crunch.

[Arbortheus]

I remember it was very common when the UK was in the EU to have employers get you to opt-out from the European Time Directive.

[moi2388]

How? Because if there is any negative consequence to not opting out, that’s illegal.

[maccard]

And if you believe that nobody in Spain breaks that law I have a bridge to sell you.

[j1elo]

I just didn't want to get into that angle in my comment. Of course there is widespread abuse. But precisely, having this practice explicitly ruled out makes a huge difference and allows calling it "abuse" instead of "just another Tuesday", which is the stepping stone on being able to defend against it.