I work over 37 hours a week and only get half hour lunch a day...is this legally right?,,,,,i know that it states this in my contract but this is the only break i get....
2007-08-21 03:47:20 · 13 answers · asked by zara 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Law & Legal
Fraid so Zara - legal minimum under the Working Time Regulations is 20 minutes!
2007-08-21 10:43:58 · answer #1 · answered by Tufty Porcupine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically you may not have been “paid” for that lunch hour. But asking you to work that extra 2.5 hours a week without additional compensation or time off elsewhere is against the contract that you have. So you may be able to just go home early. Laws usually state that a work day is an 8 hour day with a minimum break for a meal after 4 hours and a break every 2 hours, of 10 minutes. Employers, out of greed or ignorance, often take unfair advantage of salaried employees. Check with your state and national laws on wages and working conditions. They should be posted in the common break area or lunch room. I would not be surprised if the overall work flow fell as people make sure that they do indeed get their full breaks and lunches.
2016-05-18 23:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the end of the day it's up to you much break you take in the middle of the day.
I work 40 hours a week and I only take a 30 minute break. I take such a short break so I can go home early.
Most employers operate 'core hours' when every member of staff MUST be in the building, where I work it is 10 am until 12 noon, and 2 pm until 4 pm.
2007-08-21 07:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is in your contract then you have agreed and signed up to it and it is within legal requirements .
A great deal depends on what the job actually is , and I would imagine that you are allowed to take coffee at your place of work(desk??)
What happens if you want to shop during your lunch , can that be arranged by exception ??
As I said at the outside you have accepted it is on your contract so the time to ask was at the time of the job offer . You could approach your manager to ask if it can be changed but I assume that your work times are built in to an overall plan.
2007-08-21 04:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends entirely on the labor laws of the state where you live. For example, in a "right to work" state, there is no guarantee of ANY breaks whatsoever, and employers are not required to provide them; however, most employers realize the value of scheduled, regular breaks and understand they will have a hard time keeping good quality workers if they don't allow break periods.
2007-08-21 04:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by RayeKaye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you will find that the only regulation concerning breaks at work states that none is allowed to work more than 6 hrs without a 20 min break. That is according to the factories act or what ever has now replaced it.
2007-08-21 04:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by thelev51 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are entitled to 30 minutes unpaid lunch break for every 8 hours. Anything you get on top of that is a bonus from your employers.
2007-08-21 03:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by Marky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends upon you conract of employment. Officially I was allowed an hour but I very rarely got it and often got none art all. Once I was ill I made ssure I got it
2007-08-21 04:07:33 · answer #8 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lunch hour? 1 hour of course!
2007-08-21 03:57:30 · answer #9 · answered by davy t 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do 39 hours and get 45 minutes break a day, i suppose it depends on what firm you work for.
2007-08-21 03:55:41 · answer #10 · answered by rue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋