Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Combined emergency services

2»

Comments

  • #32
    Eru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭Eru


    Lads,
    Try to remember that firemen, Gardai, prisons etc are NOT civil servants.

    Civil servants have a seperate recruitment system and are for office jobs within state bodies. And yes, they do get 3 breaks per day which includes 15 minutes coffee break in the morning and afternoon. Private workers dont get that but neither do any of the previously mentioned jobs.


  • #33
    Paulzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭Paulzx


    "
    "The general rule on breaks is that you are entitled to a break of 15 minutes after a 4 ½ hour work period and a further break of 15 minutes after a 6 hour work period. There is no entitlement to be paid during these breaks."

    Copied from the Citizens information on the Working Time Act. Only exemptions are Gardai and Defence Forces. Don't see mention of private sector employees. in other words you have legal entitlment to breaks. Surprise, surprise!!!


  • #34
    Eru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭Eru


    Paul,
    Try to take a deap breath mate. Im merely pointing out what actually takes place having worked in the private sector and knowing civil servants.

    No one stated that civil servants are legally entitled to those breaks or that the private sector dont get any breaks but remember that an hour for lunch isnt a legal requirement but most get it.


  • #35
    Paulzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭Paulzx


    Don't need to take a deep breath. Pulse hasn't gone over 60 yet:D.

    Karlito, I've also worked in the private sector before. I also have plenty of friends who work in the private sector. There are as many wasters working in big multinationals as in the public sector. As least i'm willing to admit we've wasters in the public sector. But its not everyone. It just annoys me when the old mantra of public sector-bad, private sector-good gets trotted out.

    Ok, no more discussion along this route. Back to the original question


Advertisement