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Break entitlements

  • 27-02-2012 06:36PM
    #1
    car.kar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    I've been doing a lot of overtime recently, resulting in working days of twelve hours plus. Most of the time, I only get my hour of lunch. I know you are entitled to a fifteen minute break every four and a half hours, and an hour for eight hours, but I'm a little confused as to how this works during very long days. For example, I have a twelve hour day tomorrow... so I get an hour of lunch for working eight hours, and then what, the last four hours count as another fifteen minute break..?

    Thanks!
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  • #2
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,558 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    car.kar wrote: »
    I've been doing a lot of overtime recently, resulting in working days of twelve hours plus. Most of the time, I only get my hour of lunch. I know you are entitled to a fifteen minute break every four and a half hours, and an hour for eight hours, but I'm a little confused as to how this works during very long days. For example, I have a twelve hour day tomorrow... so I get an hour of lunch for working eight hours, and then what, the last four hours count as another fifteen minute break..?

    Thanks!
    If I remember correctly you have the right to 2x 15 min (paid) and 1x 30 min unpaid lunch for up to 12h of work.


  • #3
    wotaccent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭wotaccent


    Nody wrote: »
    If I remember correctly you have the right to 2x 15 min (paid) and 1x 30 min unpaid lunch for up to 12h of work.

    Yes, you're right. When I'm on a 12-hour shift that's what I get.


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