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Can my employer do this?

  • 01-07-2010 6:41pm
    #1
    mystiq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    Can my employer pay me less, because i get a meal when i go on a break?


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  • #2
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    mystiq wrote: »
    Can my employer pay me less, because i get a meal when i go on a break?

    WHAT? of course not! but maybe you should go into more detail before taking that answer as right.


  • #3
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,107 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Who pays for the meal?


  • #4
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    is there an agreement to deduct the meal from your wages?


  • #5
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Do you work for McDonalds? Serious question.


  • #6
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,626 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    You got a meal for free in mcdonald's!


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  • #7
    General Zod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭General Zod


    wmpdd3 wrote: »
    You got a meal for free in mcdonald's!


    you didn't when I worked there. You used to get a contribution based on how many hours you had worked that shift towards your food. usually covered your meal. But it could be up to individual franchise owners.


  • #8
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,626 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Yeah I worked for McDonalds in Cruises street in Limerick, it wasn't a franchise.

    Sorry OP, how much do they dock you?

    Do you pay full price for the food or is it subsidised?


  • #9
    tenchi-fan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭tenchi-fan


    mystiq wrote: »
    Can my employer pay me less, because i get a meal when i go on a break?

    Do they provide you with the meal? Of course they can charge you the cost of the meal.

    If the other posters misread your question..

    If your break is 15 minutes and you work for 4.5 hours, you get paid for it.
    If you work for 6 hours and your break is over half an hour, it will be an unpaid break.

    In other words. 15min Tea breaks are paid. 30min Lunch breaks aren't. A lot of people are under the impression they should get paid for their lunch hour, but that's not true at all.


  • #10
    Columbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭Columbo


    mystiq wrote: »
    Can my employer pay me less, because i get a meal when i go on a break?

    I think you would really need to clarify what exactly the situation is. I, is it a lunch break? Do they pay for the meal? How long is the break for?


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