A recent e-mail has been sent around my department advising that you must be at your desk and logged on the phones at your start time. I work in one of the largest buildings in Leeds, at the oposite side to the entrance. It can take 3-4 minutes to get to my desk then another 5 minutes to get the ice age PC's to boot up. This means i have to be at work 10 - 15 mins before my start time. Is this legal??? If anyone can provide a link to proove any theory this would be greatly appreciated.
2007-02-12 22:14:21 · 6 answers · asked by friskydragon 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
**** I am not questioning the legality of having to be at work on time, but when your boss is a moron that tries to take disaplinary action against you for being logged on the telephones 15 seconds after your start time because your old PC wouldn't boot up it becomes a little bit annoying. On top of this you are not allowd to log off untill your finish time. Then we all have to wait another 20 min's while the systems update and shut down.
Would you work for 30 mins a day every day for free.
I have just got a promotion and will be running the departrment. I don't wan t my staff to think i'm as bigger moron as my current boss. Just trying to get it right.
2007-02-12 22:26:21 · update #1
The law is that you have to be at your workplace "prepared and ready to work" at the contracted time. I would interpret your place of work 'at your desk', so the travelling time from door to desk is certainly not included at being at work any more than driving to work would be.
The PC booting up is more debatable as the law requires that the employer provide adequate tools for you to do the job. If the PC is not ready to be used, it could be argued that; if it is your responsibility to start the PC then that is working time.
Also, you do not mention how your contract is phrased. If the mail is emphasising a clause that is already accepted then you have no case. If the mail is a change to your working conditions then it would not be enforceable without your agreement
2007-02-12 22:39:31 · answer #1 · answered by kinvadave 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
hey, i get where your coming from but if your work hours are 9-5 then you actually have to be doing the work that your employed to do between those times. maybe you could suggest new computers?!
2007-02-13 06:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry sweetie, you have to be at your desk and ready to start work at your start time, that's in your employment contract, it's what you agreed to do when you started work and it doesn't contravene the law.
2007-02-13 06:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by Lucy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your start time is 8.00 then you should be at your desk working at 8.00.
2007-02-13 06:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude. Are you SERIOUSLY questioning the LEGALITY of having to make the effort to be at work on time?
Just...WOW.
2007-02-13 06:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by almighty_malachi 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Hey, I think you've proved the moron bit ! And I suppose you wrote this question on your break..............yeah, we believe you................
All I know is - I wouldn't promote you.
2007-02-13 06:28:37 · answer #6 · answered by misbehave4me 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋