Maximum working hours.

KoNiT

Whats the maximum working hours a general operative can do in a day?

Or where would I find the info?

Samson

Oasis would have all that:
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/employment/?PHPSESSID=62ce9f7e7fef4becf0c03f68b4a7f95a

Hours/Breaks/Sunday Working

For many employees the maximum average working week cannot exceed 48 hours. This does not mean that a working week can never exceed 48 hours, it is the average that is important.

The average may be calculated in one of the following ways:

over 4 months, most employees
over 6 months for employees such as those working in the security industry, hospitals, prisons, gas/electricity, airport/docks, agriculture and employees in businesses which have peak periods at certain times of the year such as tourism.
over 12 month where there has been an agreement between the employer and the employees to this effect.
The calculation of 48 hours does not include breaks, annual leave, sick leave or maternity/adoptive/parental leave.

The legislation also lays down minimum breaks and rest periods, as well as special provisions in relation to Sunday working

The Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 does not apply to all employees. The part of the act that refers to maximum working hours does not apply, for example, to:

Gardai
Defence Forces
Employees at sea
Trainee doctors
Rules
The general rule on breaks is that you are entitled to a break of 15 minutes in a 4 1/2 hour work period and a break of 30 minutes in a 6 hour work period. There is no entitlement to be paid during these breaks

You are entitled to 11 consecutive hours rest in any period of 24 hours. In addition you should get 24 consecutive hours rest in any period of 7 days and this should normally follow on from one of the 11 hour rest periods already mentioned. As an alternative your employer can give you 2 X 24 hour rest periods in the week that follows one in which you did not get this entitlement.

Unless your contract provides otherwise your 24 hour rest period referred to above should include a Sunday.

In addition, with regard to pay, unless otherwise agreed your employer must give you one or more of the following for Sunday working:

A reasonable allowance
A reasonable pay increase
Reasonable paid time off work
Further information
Information on working hours and your employment rights is available from:

Employment Rights Information Unit,
Room G05,
Davitt House,
65a Adelaide Road,
Dublin 2.
LoCall Number 1890 201 615
Telephone: (01) 631 3131
Fax: (01) 631 3267
E-mail:erinfo@entemp.ie (Open Mon-Fri. 9.30 am - 5.00 pm, including lunchtime)