A London police constable managed to boost his salary to more than £100,000 last year with repeated overtime, the officer was among 38 in the Met to receive more than £100,000 last year, while one sergeant also received more than £100,000, and three others received £100,000 each.

Considering a constable’s basic salary can reach £34,707, but with London weighting and other allowances, this can go up to just over £42,000. This still double the original salary in overtime.

Overtime can become to some employees a right rather than a business need - if overtime is excessive you have your manpower plan wrong and you need to review and re-align to actual business requirements.