Unless you are a smoker, most salary employees do not take breaks where I work. The hourly workforce seems to believe we are always on break. Four men from my department have been leaving work at 9 o'clock for ten minutes to purchase "real" coffee. Is this wrong?
2006-12-14 00:22:39 · 10 answers · asked by Cratchet 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Everyone, even the highest up, takes some sort of break during the day, you just don't see them, and it's necessary for proper job performance. Concerning yourself about others taking 10 minutes for "real" coffee, is trivial.
2006-12-14 01:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by Blondie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It makes no difference whatsoever whether an employee is salaried or not, you're both entiled to breaks. Now the main reason why you see hourly employees taking their breaks and/or lunch is because if they don't, then they could be running into possible overtime, which would require their being paid.
But since salaried employees are paid a given amount regardless of how many hours they work, whether or not they take their breaks or not doesn't really matter because they don't get overtime pay, just straight salary.
2006-12-14 03:18:03 · answer #2 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No this is not wrong. While being salaried does mean you are controlled more by your employer the law and probably company policy still dictate working conditions. There are a lot of new laws and you can always contact the local labor department. As for that non-smokers should be afforded the same breaks as smokers. Only fair.
2006-12-14 00:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by bicentennialbuck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First let me say I am a salaried employee. IMHO salaried employees should not have "designated" break times. Between the conference calls, meetings, and endless hours in front of the computer, there is plenty of time for coffee, tea, and snacks. Physically leaving the office to go get coffee is crazy and is just an excuse. Of course if you work in a flex-shift or "work anywhere" enviroment then the rules are totally different. Most companies who have adopted these "new" salaried work enviroments have set tangible targets that the employees must meet and it is up the the employee to determine their work schedule and location.
2006-12-14 00:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by ffulbon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anyone who works over 5hrs in a day is entitled to a 10 min morning break and 10 mins afternoon break ..
some people abuse the length of time spent on breaks or how many in the day ( i know at my work that 20 mins ends up being about 8 breaks in a day .. on top of lunch)
But if you arent taking your breaks .. you should .. because its healthy for you to do so ..
Stay healthy .. Work/Life/Balance =)
2006-12-14 00:26:03 · answer #5 · answered by DeeDee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by law all people are entitled to two 15 min coffee breaks and a 30 min lunch.
2006-12-14 00:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by chris a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you based? In the UK at least all employees are entitled to breaks by law.
2006-12-14 00:25:15 · answer #7 · answered by Cracker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
federal law states that you are entitled to one 15 min break for every four hours you work.
2006-12-14 00:27:42 · answer #8 · answered by tony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every body who works morethan 4 hours needs a break to refresh their minds and reenergize. humans are not machines to on and on and on
2006-12-14 00:30:25 · answer #9 · answered by onukpa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.) yes if they leave before.
2.) no if they leave at the exact time or at the right time.
2006-12-14 00:50:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋