whta is the law for breaks during work for over 18s?

Answer 1

The law is a nice theory but in practice it doesn't work out well, as flexibility is usually needed. If you wish to be a jobsworth about breaks you will find yourself becoming silently unemployable.

Answer 2

To answer this question properly, we'd have to know what state you live in and what industry you work in. Labor laws very state to state,and often different industries are held to different standards. Currently, I work ten hours a day in a warehouse and I get two paid twenty minute breaks, with no lunch. When I worked at a grocery store, we could not work more than 3 consecutive hours without a 15 minute break, and we had to have a lunch break if we worked more than 6-1/2 hours. But again, your answer does not solely depend on federal labor laws, but on state laws and the legal standards applied to the sector in which you work.

Answer 3

Currently the law states that if you work for more than 6 hours a day you must be offered a break of at least 20 minutes.

EDIT: This is UK Law - I assume the asker is referring to the UK because I've set Yahoo to only show questions from the UK and Ireland.

Answer 4

I don't know if it goes by state, but in Iowa, for every 4 hours of work, you are entitled 15 minutes of break. If you work 6 or 7 hours.... sorry, you still only get 15.... once you hit 8 hours of work, then you get 30 mins. At least, this it what it used to be like. I'm teaching now, so whatever breaks I can get, yahoo! They can offer more than that if they want.... like that's gonna happen. Have fun working!

Answer 5

It depends on the state. This is directly from the NM Dept. of Labor website:

Q. Does an employer have to give lunch breaks, coffee breaks or rest periods?

A. No. There is no statute that requires an employer to provide such breaks; however, deductions cannot be made from wages if less than 30 minutes is allowed for the breaks.

You should go to your state's Dept. of Labor website and find out.

Answer 6

its hard to say! they cant discriminate between 18's and 40's and 30's
its usuall after 2 1/2- 3 hrs there will be a 10-15 minute break
and youre entitled to a lunch if youre working 8 i believe

als remember a lot of states have this clause that says abour work
indiana had it
"at will"

means that they can fire you at will

Answer 7

Isn't it 10 mins a.m. and 10 mins p.m and an hour (unpaid) for lunch, if you work over 5 hours? Hope this helps.

Answer 8

I always get to work late...but I make up for it by leaving early.