if they wanted to get hard core about it they would. i think they are just putting the word MANDATE in there to get as many of us to think we have to do it as possible. i've been slacking off. i used to try to do it, the MOT. i never do OT if it is not mandatory. i've never gotten any emails about not fulfilling the mandate. i usually average about 30 minutes of OT a day during the MOT weeks. thats the best i can do. i know i read somewhere that requiring mandatory OT is perfectly legal and i suppose they could actually fire someone for not doing it, but i just dno't see that happening here, they can't afford to lose us right now.