I would think that the argument could be made that, if the commute is not necessary for the job, but the commute is required by the employer, then the commute should be considered part of the hours worked.
If you have a 2-hour commute to work, and a 2.5 hour commute after work, then you should only work 3.5 hours that day, with the remaining time being the 4.5 hours that you are forced to make an unnecessary commute.
It would be a nice way for companies to evaluate whether or not you actually need to be in a specific location in order to do your job.
Of course, companies wouldn't like it... it would have to be mandated either by law or by union. But I can dream, can't I?
If you have a 2-hour commute to work, and a 2.5 hour commute after work, then you should only work 3.5 hours that day, with the remaining time being the 4.5 hours that you are forced to make an unnecessary commute.
It would be a nice way for companies to evaluate whether or not you actually need to be in a specific location in order to do your job.
Of course, companies wouldn't like it... it would have to be mandated either by law or by union. But I can dream, can't I?