Work Breaks

LegacyUser

I work 12 hours a day on only an hour lunch break, is this legal, of not where do I find my rights?

applejunkie

I'm working 8-5 with lunch from 1230 to 130 unpaid . Used to get a 15 min break at 10 am but We had a new manager start and she has stopped this break leaving only the unpaid hour in between. Is this right or am I still entitled to the 15 mins in the morning?

ziedth

As far as I'm aware on a 12 hour shift your only entitled to a 1 hour break but a number of places I have worked would pay you one hour and a half hour.

8-5 is just the hour I'm afraid to say. Have worked in places that do both the 15 and just the hour

TallGlass

ziedth wrote: »

As far as I'm aware on a 12 hour shift your only entitled to a 1 hour break but a number of places I have worked would pay you one hour and a half hour.

8-5 is just the hour I'm afraid to say. Have worked in places that do both the 15 and just the hour

I work 5am to 1pm and only get 30 mins ! It's IT, so its allowed. God I hate my job.

ziedth

TallGlass wrote: »

I work 5am to 1pm and only get 30 mins ! It's IT, so its allowed. God I hate my job.

Really? Does IT have like different break entitlements?

dobman88

Work 9am-6pm. Get 15 mins at 10.30. Lunch from 1-2 and 15mins at 3.30.

TallGlass

ziedth wrote: »

Really? Does IT have like different break entitlements?

Just normal work and time act applies for us in IT, guess it depends on contract, but 30 mins unpaid break.

Working on a Service Desk, one of the worst jobs I have come across. Rather be back packing shelves in my local supermarket. Actively trying to get a new job, but its fairly hard to get out.

_Brian

This stuff is all set down in law...
Often its quicker to google than open a thread !!

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/hours_of_work/rest_periods_and_breaks.html

Agent_99

I work 12 hour shifts and take 3x20min paid breaks.