39/40 hour week!!!

p2kone · 18-02-2006 06:31PM #1

what is the amount of hours you have to work before you are paid overtime in ireland??

for example
if you work 8 am to 5 pm mon to friday with a one hour luch break, do you get 39 hous basic + 1 hour overtime, or just 40 hours basic??

regards
paul

0utshined · 18-02-2006 06:34PM

Check your contract. It will be dependant on what's in there.

fletch · 18-02-2006 06:36PM

I presume it's whatever is specified in your contract
Here's a link to the Organisation Of Working Time Act....says your can work a max of 48hrs in a week

p2kone · 19-02-2006 11:27PM

just say you have no contract per say?

do you go buy the book in the link??

AARRRGH · 19-02-2006 11:40PM

If you want any chance of promotion in your job, you'd keep your mouth shut about wanting overtime for an extra hours work.

Not worth the hassle IMO!

seamus · 19-02-2006 11:54PM

p2kone wrote:

just say you have no contract per say?

The employer is legally obliged to issue you with a contract of employment within two months of starting with them. If they haven't, demand one, or report them.

Within that contract, it must specify your hours of work. This can in theory specify up to 48 hours without being paid overtime, but then your employer would either have to find 48 hours' worth of work for you to do, or let you go home early without penalty. If you are paid hourly, an employer would be breaking the contract by continually only giving you, say 39 hours when your contract says a normal working week is 48 hours.

Anything outside of your hours of work as specified in your contract is overtime.

p2kone · 20-02-2006 12:02AM

cheers
thanks for the info.

39/40 hour week!!!

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